As a source of enjoyment, it may be hard to beat curiosity. New personality research shows how you can foster yours.

In their book Character Is Destiny, John McCain and co-author Mark Salter write, “Our character is a lifelong project, and perhaps the older we are, and the more fixed our shortcomings are, the more ...

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Rebels, Robbers and Radicals” brings the document alive through court cases of real people involved in real struggles.

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Freedom isn’t doing whatever we want — it’s the power to choose the good. Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s life reminds us ...

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The dystopian “Vera, or Faith” explores how a 10-year-old girl’s family experiences democracy’s slide into fascism.

William Kennedy's Albany Trilogy, with "Legs," "Billy Phelan’s Greatest Game," "Ironweed," joins the Library of America's ...

Joseph Finder, who writes frequently about Russia, is the author of 17 novels including, most recently, “The Oligarch’s ...