Why we rewrite history, ignore facts, and build stories that protect how we feel right now, even when we know they aren't ...

Artists can be self-obsessed jerks. But you can get in touch with your artistic side without falling into that trap.

An essential first step would be to keep classes small, limiting distraction. Human connection would be a second key, because ...

I was raised in a Christian family but walked away when I was 10. Only after 40 years did I resume attending regularly.

The word "bus" is a shortened form of "omnibus", which means "for everyone". In the 19th century, when public transportation ...

While Douthat and I disagree on many things, we can both affirm that there is something "more" to our lives and the universe than generally meets the eye or that can be explained purely by empirical ...

The need for jurors to assess risk is both implicit and explicit in tort cases. We assume jurors assess risks with reasonable ...

He invokes the 17th-century philosopher Blaise Pascal: “When I have occasionally set myself to consider the different distractions of men, I have discovered that all the unhappiness of men ...

FOR the umpteenth time, regional leaders are meeting this week (today, Monday) to address the ceaseless crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of (DRC). They are meeting virtually under the heads o ...

Notre Dame lectures, a Lenten hallmark, have a long history dating back to the French monarchy, but in contemporary times were renewed and systematized in 1834 by a young lay Catholic student, ...

I thought it was a great way to stay informed and improve myself - but experts say being permanently plugged-in is bad for our brains ...