Nihilism, Special Elections, and the Smut Renaissance

<p>When we look at the news right now &mdash; Iran, the airports, the corruption, the measles &mdash; it's tempting to decide none of it matters because, individually, we can't fix any of it. Nihilism is tempting, and we talk about how sometimes nihilism represents pride, but maybe in the right dose, it&rsquo;s more like humility. Either way, &ldquo;nothing matters&rdquo; is being proven wrong every day. Special elections are producing surprising results. Courts are holding tech companies accountable. And people are …