Are Things Getting Worse? (Or Is It Just Your Imagination?)

If it seems like American (and really all of Western) society is in a moral tailspin and getting worse every day, don���t worry���it���s just your mind playing tricks on you, according to a recent commentary in the New York Times. Is this piece right in saying there never were any ���glory days��� to return to?

The commentary, ���Your Brain Has Tricked You Into Thinking Everything Is Worse,��� was written by an experimental psychologist who believes that societally, things haven���t gotten worse...