At Georgetown University in 1968, a group of 15 Jesuits decided to send a letter to the archbishop of Washington expressing support for those disciplined diocesan priests who had stated their ...

Cowardice once had something to do with the obligations of community. We used the word when courage faltered and duties were left undone. But now we rarely use or hear it outside of the politics of ...

A month ago I was standing in front of a movie theater when a fight broke out near me. Actually, it was more of a beating than a fight. I heard shouting and looked up to see one man hurl another to ...

In this podcast edition of Foreign Affairs Unedited, author Chris Walsh discusses the history of cowardice and his recent article, "The Coward’s Guide to History, with Foreign Affairs Deputy Managing ...