Once, while speaking to a journalism class at a Texas university, Claude Stanush learned that of the 30 or so students, only one wanted to be a journalist. The others were going into advertising or ...

Much like Justice Stewart's famous comment about pornography—"I may not be able to define it, but I know it when I see it"—integrity, too, is something that we may not easily put into words but do ...

Born in Erin-Oke, Osun State, Kolade was raised in a home steeped in faith and discipline. From an early age, books, values and purpose defined him. In the mid-1950s and as a young education officer ...

The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Jean Guéhenno lived in ...

We have all heard the term “Walk the walk and talk the talk.” This is leading a life of integrity. But when people lack integrity they are inconsistent in their actions, values and principles. They ...

Jean Guéhenno lived in Nazi-occupied France, where, unlike so many of his contemporaries, he refused to write a word for a publishing industry under Nazi control. He felt shame about the Vichy ...