After Plato (his mentor) died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip II of Macedon, tutored his son Alexander the Great beginning in 343 BC.

These political women have partners who are much older than they are, and some of these relationships have an even bigger age ...

The problem is that people tend to neglect virtue in favor of other “goods,” Aristotle observed: things like riches, property, reputation and power. Yet virtue itself provides the way to acquire them.

Both Plato and Cicero argued that the best orator is a philosopher, or, at least, a good person or person of virtue. If you were not a philosopher or a good person, you were not an orator but merely a ...

A former FBI agent is warning that political violence has "just started" as 2026 begins. Conservative influencer and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk became the most high-profile victim of ...

Putting your money where your mouth is has never been easier, as it’s now possible to gamble on basically anything, including election outcomes. However, many experts worry that gamifying politics ...

Part cropped from The Death of Julius Caesar (1806) by Vincenzo Camuccini. Caesar can be seen staring at Brutus, who is looking away. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain When Marcus Junius Brutus ...

As the country was embroiled in a divisive and high-stakes presidential election, Taylor Swift says she was focused on offering one thing she could control: a refuge for her fans. The revelation is ...

Politics and sports are supposed to exist in separate universes – but according to Mike Francesa, President Donald Trump inadvertently played a role in fracturing the New York Mets’ clubhouse ...

A study found Big Four promotions are shaped more by internal politics than auditors' performance. Researchers from three universities say managers' reputations influence promotions as much as ...

American Jews are defined by apparent paradoxes. The religious group most beloved by fellow Americans, they also suffer the most bias-motivated violence—by a lot—and face increasing hostility from ...