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“You do not conquer your uncommonness, it is granted you as a gift.” Jonas Wergeland, born into an underprivileged family, had only one dream: conquest. He had an indescribable and all-consuming need to prove that he was someone special and that he could...
While the technical discussion of psychology might not appeal to many, there is something universally attractive in learning about the unseen quirks of our minds. Just as Malcolm Gladwell’s “Blink” engaged readers by emphasizing how powerful our instantaneous decision-making skills are...
After years of legal challenges by corporate lawyers and rhetorical ripostes by the Pirates, the battle between profiteers and buccaneers was joined when Swedish police raided the site in 2006, resulting in the ongoing civil and criminal trials. The proceedings are the latest twist in a long history of a...
And so the partisans had to react. Reputations were at stake. Honor had to be defended. "Old ways die hard around here. I know our President won't give up on changing the unproductive partisan habits," Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri Twittered within minutes of the announcement. White House...
1. On the origin of Lincoln's facility with words: "The frontier America of Lincoln's youth was first of all a rhetorical society, where the ability to speak in public, at length was central to social ambitions; giving a speech in 1838 in Illinois was the equivalent of putting...