Humans with Lie Detecting Ability

Maureen O'Sullivan is a deception expert. She says that even though most people believe they can easily detect when someone is lying, they are wrong ...

A Case Study in Ruthless Ambition

For a picture of ruthless ambition, you could look no further than Richard Owen, the gifted scientist who coined the term dinosaur in 1841. Owen wrote ...

High School Quarterback Prizes Integrity Above Record

As seventeen-year-old Nate Hassis left the football field on Saturday, October 25, 2003, the senior quarterback at Springfield Southeast High School was ...

Epidemic of Lies

It was the dream of a lifetime for George O'Leary: A chance to coach the world's most prestigious football team—Notre Dame's Fighting ...

Misbehaving Daughter Sees Need for Conversion

Ken Canfield writes in "The Heart of a Father”:

During a family vacation, Sarah got a little ornery and pushed Hannah.

"Did you push your ...

Falsified Resume Topples College Coach

On December 12, 2001, George O'Leary had to let go of a dream when, after only five days, he had to step down as the head football coach at the University ...

How Good Executives Become Corrupt

Jim Collins, best-selling business author, writes about the crisis of business ethics in the wake of the bankruptcies at Enron and Worldcom. He describes ...

An African Proverb on Doublemindedness

"The man who tries to walk two roads will split his pants."

Book Makes Adultery Polite

Judith E. Brandt has written a book called The 50-Mile Rule: Your Guide to Infidelity and Extramarital Etiquette. Here is an excerpt of an interview Brandt ...

Renowned Author Caught Lying

Even before historian Joseph Ellis became a best-selling author, he was famous for his vivid lectures. In his popular courses at the exclusive Mount Holyoke ...