“Nihilism” comes from the Latin word nihil, or nothing, or “that which does not exist.” Nihilism can be defined as the belief that all values, and therefore institutions, are baseless. Consequently, ...

“Nihilistic Violent Extremist:” President Donald Trump’s administration created this new category of domestic threat (they would say “terrorist”) in the wake of conservative activist and media figure ...

Most historians view the French Revolution as the source of the ideologies that have shaped the modern and postmodern eras. For any ism—from liberalism, conservatism, and communism to nationalism, ...

Nihilism is a philosophical belief that suggests that life has no inherent meaning or purpose. It rejects the idea that there is any objective truth or value in the world, and suggests that all ...

The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) has retreated from bold claims of efficiency to a weaker defense that abandons its original claims. The "nihilist defense" simply asserts most active managers ...