HUBRIS

Looking at three "deadly sins" (greed, hypocrisy and hubris), I have found that hubris is the most dangerous, particularly among the left. When you think you know everything, there is no stopping the damage that can be done.

Here is an analysis of the motif of hubris in the play Oedipus Rex.

scientific failures, experimentation, and a certain scientific snobbery combine to create a type of hubris among scientists

In Sarah Palin's first major media interview, ABC's Charlie Gibson questioned her on experience, national security, perceptions of hubris and the "Bush Doctrine"

The concept of hubris, or, excessive pride, emcompassed a large swath of ancient Greek morality and law. However, there was an important difference between the moral and legal definition of the word.

What does the announcement that the new World Trade Center is now NYC's tallest building have to do with ancient Greek theories about tragic drama? Quite a bit, possibly.

I examine ice ages, and why, or if, our current global warming is driven by the same forces.

Just so sure you're right, huh?

American dominance as a global superpower is fading fast and we must learn to be a better world neighbor, or risk losing our ability to influence world affairs entirely.

Two reporters track down how the Iraq war began, with insider information about politician's secrets and informer backgrounds.

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I point out several instances of Obama's staggering hubris in my forthcoming book on Obama and race, as does Jonathan Last in the Weekly Standard. But I'll list only few here.

Only a blind fool with an abundance of hubris can miss the similarities in Afghanistan today with that of recent U.S. and world history.

I hate children. That is my general rule. It's not their fault; it's the fault of their best friends.

Chutzpah is a Yiddish term difficult to translate, but, in essence encompasses nerve, gall, hubris, hypocrisy, all to the highest degree. Many public figures demonstrate this quality.

The call of the wild can be seductive. Poor preparation, poor judgment and hubris can be a dangerous combination that can lead to pure misery, injury or even death. Be wise and commit to the safety rules.

TV news focuses on a handful of events, sometimes-trivial stories, that will deliver Nielsen numbers. TV News is never happier then when it goes on Death Watch-Funeral Watch, as it did recently with Terri Schiavo, then again with Pope John Paul II.