Daylight Saving Time has Always Been a Mess

I hate the Daylight Saving time change, and odds are, you do, too. That extra hour of sleep in the fall is lovely, but shifting your body clock is a huge pain. There’s even evidence that the lost hour in spring is a health hazard; hospitals have reported a rise in heart attacks and traffic accidents in the days after we spring forward. If no one likes it and it’s dangerous, why do we do it? Contrary to persistent myth, it has nothing to do with farmers or trains. It’s all about energy conservation, war, and consummerism.