After a lifetime of biting his nails, Matthew Pearson went searching for answers as to why he can’t quit the bad habit. It ...

13. A programming note: Nesi’s Notes will be off next week due to the holiday weekend, but I’ll be back again on Oct. 18.

As rule benders gain leadership, they enact a self-reinforcing loop: More influence facilitates further rule bending, including the rules that uphold the social order.