The series exploring key characteristics of leadership tackles the pitfall of hubris, with an experienced executive weighing in with advice.

As Wehner pointed out on Commentary ’s blog Contentions, Beinart, a former editor of the New Republic, takes aim at Charles Krauthammer (a contributing editor to The Weekly Standard), citing an essay ...

In Greek tragedy, hubris — overconfidence or arrogance — leads otherwise capable leaders to their downfall. Pride blinds them to reality until nemesis arrives, undoing both their achievements and ...

In golden Greece the Periclean playgoer knew by heart the Pride & Fall theme of classic tragedy. Hubris (νβÏis) was the offense of the honest but haughty mortal who thumbed his nose at the gods and ...