From barter systems of economic structures to centralised economies, human beings have introduced new dynamics for managing their day-to-day consumerist activities. Consumerist history reached its ...

We applaud success—and we should. It is entirely appropriate to champion those who develop their talents, work hard, and overcome obstacles. There are many successful people I admire in my own life.

Are we really mindless victims of consumerism and advertising run amok? The pontiff certainly thinks so. In his 2015 encyclical “Laudato si,” a blazing indictment of capitalism, Pope Francis ...

OUR lives today are totally different from the lives of our elders a few decades ago. Their lives were mostly connected to and dependent on nature. Senior citizens often recall their past days of ...

It's become a cliché to note that we in the modern world have gorged on an unprecedented abundance of stuff. Still, Frank Trentmann's new book on consumerism, The Empire of Things, begins with an ...