The fashion industry is riddled with ethical issues—everything from child labor, slavery, terrible working conditions and even violence. How can consumers dress themselves while remaining true to their values?

With a glut of information at our fingertips, three authors not only discuss the challenge of determining whom we can trust but also offer some helpful guidelines.

Though we’d all like to believe otherwise, our views and opinions may not stem from sound thinking. How can we ensure that wisdom prevails?

The authors of three recent books address the economic system, offering varied perspectives on where we have been and where we might be headed.

Ronald Reagan had a vision of a world safe from the threat of nuclear Armageddon.

Science and technology have radically changed the world, making us the greatest consumers in history. But are we any happier? Does having more give us more?

What does the most popular fashion doll in history, the forever-young, always-in-style Barbie say about our world, about our values, about us?