In Search Of Leadership: Why We Look To Politicians After Tragedy
This presidential election, people are choosing someone they can put their faith in when terrible events inevitably happen.
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A Longing For Lentils, Or How I Learned To Find Home Where The Daal Is
Daal, yellow, red, brown or black, is a staple across India. It is often described, inadequately, as lentil soup. Except it's so much more. For a lifelong expat, it's an anchor in a shifting world.
Statues Of Sports Stars Help Us Remember Them As Larger Than Life
More than statues of generals or politicians, those of athletes are remembrances of good things past, says Frank Deford.
Elie Wiesel, A Witness Who Found Words For The Ineffable
Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel died on Saturday at the age of 87. Wiesel recounted this personal story, which aired in a series called "This I Believe" on All Things Considered in 2008.
Week In Politics: Bill Clinton, Trump On Trade
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with our regular political commentators E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brooking Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss Bill Clinton's role in Hillary Clinton's campaign and Donald Trump's speeches on trade.
Personality Can Change Over A Lifetime, And Usually For The Better
Psychologists have been arguing for decades over whether personality traits are real or a myth. More recent research shows that traits are real, a scientist says, and have a big effect on behavior.
Michael Phelps Attempts To Make 5th Consecutive Olympic Team
Phelps holds a lion's share of Olympic swimming records. As he is about to turn 31, an age long past retirement in his sport, he is expected to be a threat for more medals at this summer's Rio games.
Thank You, Pat Summitt: From One Tennessee Girl To Another
I didn't realize that women didn't get the same recognition as men, and that they had to work twice as hard. I didn't realize this because Pat never made us believe it was or should be any different.
To Help A Criminal Go Straight, Help Him Change How He Thinks
More than half of prisoners released from prison are rearrested within a year. Cognitive therapy can help prisoners change the thinking that gets them in trouble, like "I'll never back down."
What Of London's 'Beautiful Idiots And Brilliant Lunatics,' Post-'Brexit'?
Many people know London as a true city of the world, says NPR's Scott Simon. But he wonders what the U.K.'s recent vote to leave the European Union may mean for that reputation.