The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. It’s the American Dream: the belief that anyone, regardless of their starting point, can become ...

The curious minds at Aperture explore whether materialism alone can explain the entirety of our existence and consciousness. Donald Trump's approval rating fades after "big, beautiful bill" Reservoir ...

Comments by two prominent Nigerians last week highlighted the materialism that has permeated the nation’s soul. Popular author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, ...

We all know that the issue of corruption has stirred up numerous debates and agitations and attracted extensive coverage in the mass media over the past few years. It has been a kind of tradition for ...

In a world that is increasingly driven by consumerism, the rise of materialistic values among Generation Z, or Gen Z as it is often abbreviated has become a topic of growing concern. Gen Z as defined ...

“Too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption,” he said in his 1979 “Crisis of Confidence” speech. If only we had listened. By Ron Lieber Halfway into his presidency, Jimmy ...

This is American artist John Singleton Copley’s depiction of Jesus Christ ascending to Heaven after his resurrection as his apostles look on. Copley lived from 1738-1815. (Courtesy Photo) A lot of ...

The culture of materialism is on the rise these days. It’s all about wanting and having lots of stuff. This puts society, as a whole, at risk. As society becomes more materialistic, it forgets its ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Emma Sortor. Like many students at the University of Michigan, I traveled over Spring ...

In wake of the recent cases of violence in the city criminologists and criminal psychologists argue that contemporary society’s materialism, weakens self and social control, leading to a psychological ...