Past studies have shown that a Dennis is most likely to be a dentist, an Andrew will probably marry an Andrea and a George probably lives in Georgia. However, “implicit egotism” — a concept that ...

— Lately I was much interested in the opinions expressed by a familiar circle as to whether a certain acquaintance were or were not an egotist. The consensus being affirmative, with the froward desire ...

The German philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born on this day in 1749. In 1915, George Santayana wrote about the legacy of Geothe, Kant, and Hegel in understanding contemporary Germany. There ...

Little by little the shackles of imitation have been falling from American art, so that now it enjoys almost complete freedom of initiative. The direction of its destinies appears more and more to lie ...

Forget the 'me' generation. A new analysis of long-term trends in egotism shows there's been a 'me' century in America. The analysis shows that characteristics related to self-interest, compared to ...

I am a student at Heritage High School. In my U.S. government class we are learning about the negatives in our society today. One thing that really took me by surprise is the lack of respect and ...

WEBVTT >> AS A BABY, MY PARENTS PASSED THIS ON TO US. REPORTER: THEY ARE AMONG THE MILLIONS OF EXPECTANT PARENTS DECIDING WHAT THEIR BABY WILL BE CALLED. IT CAN BE COMPLICATED. >> SOMETHING THAT WOULD ...

Critic Ken Tucker says Father John Misty's new album offers a "roundabout, melancholy" acknowledgement of the artistic selfishness that often accompanies confessional songwriting. This is FRESH AIR.

My father once traveled with a group of rabbis touring Israel. At each stop they saw plaques commemorating the philanthropists who had donated to help build the hospitals and other institutions. Some ...