Guest Editorial: Not knowing is the meal ticket to happiness

I’ve been thinking, maybe I am wrong — about a lot of things. I’ve certainly been wrong about many things in life, so perhaps I should broaden my outlook and accept that I don’t have to be so well informed about everything.

Maybe knowing less would lead to a happier life. Maybe many people, myself included, would have fewer things to worry about the less we know.

I always thought that having more information was a good thing. Knowing the data helped figure out whether there was a problem and how bad it was. Knowing the facts made for better decisions.

But I could be wrong. The country is chang...