A study of successful entrepreneurs finds a high level of emotional intelligence and sociability, along with a marked need to dominate.

When the U.S. federal government first moved to D.C. in 1800, the city was still largely swamp. Tourists didn't start to visit until many decades later.

Full employment was a prominent goal in U.S. politics after World War II, but has faded from policy debates in recent decades.

The marketing of scents through clever branding, rather than real differences in what’s being sold, originated in nineteenth-century France.

Historian Lawrence Glickman looked at the consumer movements of the 1930s to find out.

Nearly every American is now within a few hours’ drive of a casino. But critics note that casino gambling has not delivered on its economic promises.

The way advertisers target mothers has changed along with the social understanding of American motherhood, one sociologist found.

Tulip bulbs. Housing. Bitcoin? In every bubble, the value of something is based more on peoples' esteem of it, rather than intrinsic worth.

In Japan, elderly people are committing crimes just so they can go to jail and feel cared for. A similar situation has played out in India, where the elderly have been left out of traditional social support networks.

In 1874, popular writer Henry Hooper called the hotel clerk “the supercilious embodiment of Philistinism.” What accounts for the nineteenth century hate?