All of us have witnessed not just horrific religious and political violence recently, but giddy applause for that violence from some who likely consider themselves moral and decent, and violent ...

Few questions make the human brain itch more than this one: if karma is real, why do genuinely kind people still deal with heartbreak, bad luck, and neighbors who practice the drums at 2 a.m.? We’ve ...

History is replete with entire groups of people, organizations, and nations, engaging in horrific, immoral behavior, ranging from genocide, to riots and killings, to massive greed and corruption.

In general, when we think about bad behavior, we think about it being tied to character: Bad people do bad things. But that model, researchers say, is profoundly inadequate. Which brings us to the ...