St. Augustine wrote that there were two kinds of love in the world: amor sui ad contemptum Dei et amor Dei ad contemptum sui — “love of self to the contempt of God and love of God to the contempt of ...

For at least 170 years, modern scholars of psychology have recognized humanity’s capacity to prove to themselves that their opinions are correct, as Charles Mackay wrote in 1852: “When men wish to ...

When friends remembered actor Chadwick Boseman, mourning his recent death, his humility is what seemed to come up the most. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for Disney) Breaking news: I’ve ...

On Sept. 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution. Just before they did, Benjamin Franklin, 81 and too weak to speak, asked Pennsylvania delegate James Wilson ...

Sometimes, words are abused so severely that they come to mean the opposite of what originally was intended. Once upon a time, something that was "awesome" was to be feared. It's become the "groovy" ...

In my last article, I explained that “my conservative stock-picking approach stems from personal financial losses during the Great Recession.” Having once been a successful real estate developer worth ...

Vice President Harris eulogized the late President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday, calling for the decent and humble way he lived his life to be a lesson for others. “Throughout his life and career, Jimmy ...