The High Value on Becoming Famous

The drive to become famous is becoming a high value for many people in our culture. That's the conclusion of two social observers. In a recent (2014) ...

Building Contractor Cuts Corners, Six Killed

Griffin T. Campbell, 49, of Philadelphia, faces six counts of third degree murder, six counts of involuntary manslaughter and 13 counts of recklessly ...

Alex Rodriguez's (and 'Our') Self-preoccupation

Why would an athlete who has reached the pinnacle of success risk it all by taking anabolic steroids? By 2001, Alex Rodriguez (or A-Rod) had been awarded ...

Linda Ronstadt Shares Her Struggle with Envy

In her new book, Linda Ronstadt: Simple Dreams, the 11-time Grammy Award singer recalls the first time she heard fellow singer Emmylou Harris.

My first ...

Financial Leaders Have Lost Their Moral Compass

An online survey conducted by New York law firm Labaton Sucharow of 250 financial professionals revealed the following:

• 52 percent felt it likely their competitors had engaged in unethical or illegal activity to gain a market edge.

Comedian Stephen Colbert Advises Graduates on Service

During a commencement address at his alma mater, Northwestern University, the comedian Stephen Colbert offered some wise words for life:

After I graduated ...

The Worldview of TV Show 'Mad Men'

The award-winning TV series Mad Men revolves around the conflicted world of Don Draper, the biggest ad man (and ladies man) in the business. Draper's ...

Fame Is the Highest Value on Preteen TV Shows

A 2011 paper by a team of psychologists at UCLA analyzed the values of characters in popular television shows for the past four decades. They evaluated ...

Navy SEALs Succeed by Focusing on Others

The elite team of Navy SEALs that killed Osama bin Laden on May 1, 2011, is still largely shrouded in mystery. But in a recent article in The Wall Street ...

A Lesson on Stewardship from "The Lord of the Rings"

In The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien writes about a kingdom called Gondor which for many years has had no king. While waiting for the rightful heir to come ...