Germany goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger was none too pleased with her side's 4-1 humbling by Sweden on Saturday, but said the ...

This counts as a consolation because it points us to that deeper wellspring of life and wisdom that, throughout the ages, promises to orient our consciences, to enflame our religious imaginations, and ...

Searching for Consolation in Max Weber’s Work Ethic The German sociologist’s famous treatise on capitalism takes on new meaning amid a job-destroying pandemic.

This year marks the 1,500th anniversary of the death of one of the most influential writers the West has ever seen. Yet nowadays Boethius (c. 480-524 AD) is barely read, and his literary and ...

The consolation prize always felt more wondrous than the trophy from a real win. You had failed, and yet the world treated you with pleasure anyway.

In “On Consolation,” the prolific author, professor and former politician Michael Ignatieff pushes aside this commercial, foamy emotion and dives into the murkier waters beneath.