Ralph Waldo Emerson, a prominent 19th-century American thinker, inspired many through his ideas and writings. His well-known quote encourages people not to simply follow paths that have already been ...

Wonder Land: College Presidents' spineless response to antisemitic protests are the culmination of academia’s plummet the past 50 years which has included grade inflation, speech codes, trigger ...

Quote of the Day: Ralph Waldo Emerson’s quote 'for every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness' means ...

In “Bright Circle,” Randall Fuller shines a light on the women behind — and before — the male philosophers of 19th-century Massachusetts. By Francesca Wade The discovery of ammunition from the 1700s ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson is a giant of American letters, but thanks to his insistence on “self-reliance,” his writing has become a go-to reference for those who endorse a particular brand of American ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 15, 1803, in the interregnum between two wars: one the revolution that birthed America and the second a bitter sequel that confirmed its independence. The United ...