Modern-day sophistry goes by various names: Disinformation, political spins, propaganda-setting, and now, after Donald ...

Aristotle is said to have coined the phrase “nature abhors a vacuum” — or “horror vacui” in Latin — as a principle in the physical world. However it applies equally well to politics, particularly in a ...

The ancient Greeks' three-part persuasion formula is still the best standard for judging the effectiveness of any speaker.

The Hellenistic period was a veritable cauldron of ambition, betrayal, and sheer bloodlust. It was an era marked by dramatic ...

Nepali political friendships are less about collective visions and more about calculated self-interest.

Pope Francis, who said Americans should vote for the “lesser of two evils,” used a phrase that isn't always fully understood.

The Democrats’ repositioning as the party of “normalcy” undercuts its history of emancipatory social movements and ...

Former Denton city council member describes a discussion group called Drink and Think which he hosts at his home.

The brilliance and enduring relevance of Marx’s anatomy of capitalism rest in his formulating of its object as at once ...

On the eastern coast of Halkidiki in Greece lie the ruins of ancient Stagira, the birthplace of the great philosopher ...

Election wagers have long been banned in the United States. But for a brief period on Thursday, a regulated prediction market ...