When Washington Post reporter Brooke Masters set out to write this thorough account of Eliot Spitzer’s career as attorney general of New....
An inquiry into fraud (or indeed into direct physical coercion) must begin with an inquiry into rights. For neither fraud nor coercion can
Enron will prove to be one of the most important episodes in the history of American business, and its story, from beginning to end, is
Bill Clinton ran for president last year by attacking the 1980s as a "decade of greed" —attacking the leveraged buyouts and hostile takeover
The capitalist system came of age in the century from 1750 to 1850 as a result of three revolutions. The first was a political revolution...
You might not think being an undead creature of the night is such an attractive proposition, but peddlers of pulpy fiction know better...
February 19, 2009 -- Fear serves an important function, alerting us to perceived danger. As long as that perception is grounded in reality
February 6, 2010 -- A war of pies broke out recently over one of Canada’s most unpopular practices: hunting seals. On Monday, January 25..
It’s appropriate that for Earth Day a British court has essentially confirmed Gaia’s status as a goddess who is worshiped by eco-acolytes.
April 30, 2010 -- Stephen Hawking has a warning for humankind. First of all, the celebrated theoretical physicist believes that there
Aristotle originated the kind of literary theory that emphasizes the objective features of texts and the authorial intentions that those....
Arizona has enacted a law that makes illegal immigration to the U.S. a state crime. As the top state for border-crossings from Mexico...
Fred Miller is professor of philosophy and executive director of the Social Philosophy and Policy Center at Bowling Green State University.
Maria Montessori, the first woman to graduate from the University of Rome Medical School, became a doctor in 1896. Her first post was in the
Dr. Stephen Hicks is chairman of the philosophy department at Rockford College, and executive director of the Center for Ethics and....
The philosophy of mathematics is the philosophical study of the concepts and methods of mathematics. It is concerned with the nature of....
As the U.S. Senate argues about how best to take over the American health care industry, it is worth taking a look at how government health
September 5, 2009 -- As if we needed more proof, the ongoing dustup over health care reform in the United States has made it painfully
April 24, 2009 -- As Congress returns from spring recess and gets to work hammering out a health care reform bill, that dreaded statistic
June 19, 2009 -- When I first saw the “Boycott UPS!” group on Facebook, I must admit that I was ready to believe the worst. After being
