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In ‘Dignity,’ Chris Arnade Offers an Empathetic Study of Trump’s America

Arnade demonstrates the virtues of a journalism based on empathy. But he also shows that empathy alone is insufficient without a sharper historical and political analysis.

Noah Berlatsky

News in Brief

Why Is Hollywood So Liberal?

New research provides one possible answer: Highly creative people have a stronger ability to see things from other people's perspectives.

Tom Jacobs

News in Brief

Empathy Is Too Much Work for Many of Us

New research finds that people avoid connecting emotionally with others out of a fear that it will be too draining.

Tom Jacobs

A package of Tylenol, which contains acetaminophen, is pictured on April 14th, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois.

News in Brief

Is Tylenol Dulling Our Capacity for Empathy?

New research finds that acetaminophen makes us more indifferent to others' pleasure, as well as their pain.

Tom Jacobs

Social Justice

Virtual Reality Can Increase Empathy for the Homeless

New research finds it's an effective way to step into the shoes of someone less fortunate.

Tom Jacobs

News in Brief

For Men, a Fear of Being Judged as Inept Incites Sexual Harassment

In a new study, males were more likely to endorse sexually aggressive behavior if they worried they were viewed as incompetent.

Tom Jacobs

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on May 10th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Social Justice

Empathy Is Not an End in Itself

People love to romanticize empathy. But do they ever act on it?

Hanif Abdurraqib

A picture taken on February 21st, 2018, shows a smoke plume rising following a reported regime air strike in the rebel-held enclave of Hamouria in the Eastern Ghouta near Damascus in Syria.

Social Justice

‘I Hope That People Choose Empathy’: A Conversation With Atia Abawi

The journalist and novelist discusses her new novel about a Syrian refugee—and the power and reach of the young adult genre.

Candace Butera

News in Brief

On Libertarians, Autism, and Empathy

Historian Nancy MacLean's off-the-cuff remarks earlier this month may have mischaracterized libertarianism, but they totally distorted autism.

James McWilliams

News in Brief

The Many Sides of Empathy

Empathy could play a larger role in dividing us than previously thought.

Prabarna Ganguly