Cultivating Contentment

Isn't there something depressing about having everything you want?

Back in July, I had an interesting piece in The Bulwark, inspired by the plastic bag tax implemented in Fairfax County at the start of the year, and an outright ban on plastic bags in my home county of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Most commentary on this stuff focuses either on the environmental benefits on the one hand, or the annoyance of having a sm…