For me, the most remarkable thing about Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance at a Los Angeles court, to answer questions about the addictive aspects of social media, was that he was there at ...

It was a bitterly cold, overcast winter day when China’s senior-most general left for a meeting with hundreds of high-ranking Communist Party officials, including their leader, Xi Jinping. Gen. Zhang ...

It's been said that absolute power corrupts absolutely. What that means is that anyone who holds an obscene amount of power is bound to go mad with it and abuse it eventually. Thus, those who are in ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has unleashed yet another seismic purge in the People’s Liberation Army, removing two of its highest-ranking commanders: Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Gen.

The publisher reveals sales numbers exclusively with The Hollywood Reporter, including some surprising statistics about 'Batman.' By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer It was just days before Christmas, and ...

President Donald Trump still can’t seem to wrap his head around the fact that the United States is a democracy. While signing an executive order aimed at preventing states from regulating artificial ...

David Baldacci, 65, is a novelist who has written more than 50 suspense and legal thrillers. He is known for “Absolute Power” and “Wish You Well,” which were made into movies. His latest novel is ...

Editor: The exercise of governmental power can be benevolent. But in our current circumstances, the power of the U.S. government is being wielded by men who are power-drunk.Adam Smith described this ...

When Lord Acton first uttered his famous words in 1887, “Power tends to corrupt, but absolute power corrupts absolutely,” he was unaware of how prophetic his words were. An English historian, liberal ...

The myth of Donald Trump’s absolute power rests on everyone believing it’s true. So, hints of vulnerability, successful challenges to his authority, or portents of a not-so-distant future that he ...

A paraphrased and misquoted aphorism commonly bandied about in recent days goes along the lines of “absolute power absolutely corrupts.” It’s a powerful trope, and the phrase warrants original credit ...