Hitler and Mussolini exuded messianic pretensions even before they came to power, and later willingly accepted the divinity their adoring publics granted them.
Elder abuse is a growing problem everywhere, according to the World Health Organization and other agencies. Why is it so prevalent, and what can be done about it?
Elder abuse is a serious problem worldwide. But the problem isn’t inevitable: certain factors put some people at higher risk for inflicting it or becoming victims.
On the heels of R.J.B. Bosworth's latest volume on Benito Mussolini, Il Duce's youngest son Romano offers new, albeit revisionist insights into his father’s life.
William B. Hurlbut, a member of the President’s Council on Bioethics, discusses his proposed alternative to using embryonic stem cells in stem cell research.
Part Three: Concluding our series on the history of the world’s dominant economic system, we look at where capitalism is taking us and ask whether there is a better way.
Described as the “restorer of religion, savior of the Church, anointed sovereign, living saint,” Napoleon was perhaps one of the most arrogant false messiahs.
Using recalled personal history to examine the crucial place that Jerusalem has occupied in the identity and ideology core of fourteen key Palestinian and Jewish/Israeli leaders in the Arab-Zionist impasse, David Hulme explores the roles of identity and ideology in preventing or promoting a resolution between Israel and the Palestinians.
