Marvel’s decision to cast Robert Downey, Jr. as Doctor Doom may have been the talk of Comic-Con, but there was plenty of actual comic book news coming out of the show, too. And perhaps nothing on the ...

Donald Trump's latest claim that there are now 'no limits' to his power after launching war with Iran has alarmed political insiders and commentators in Washington, who warn his fixation on 'absolute ...

The full quotation is: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Its author was John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, aka Lord Acton (1834-1902), an English aristocrat, writing in ...

It was a bitterly cold, overcast winter day when China’s senior-most general left for a meeting with hundreds of high-ranking Communist Party officials, including their leader, Xi Jinping. Gen. Zhang ...

The publisher reveals sales numbers exclusively with The Hollywood Reporter, including some surprising statistics about 'Batman.' By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer It was just days before Christmas, and ...

When Lord Acton first uttered his famous words in 1887, “Power tends to corrupt, but absolute power corrupts absolutely,” he was unaware of how prophetic his words were. An English historian, liberal ...

In July 1979, Saddam Hussein staged one of the most chilling purges in modern political history. Calling hundreds of Ba’ath Party loyalists into a packed theater, he accused dozens of them of plotting ...

The myth of Donald Trump’s absolute power rests on everyone believing it’s true. So, hints of vulnerability, successful challenges to his authority, or portents of a not-so-distant future that he ...

Clint Eastwood has perhaps the finest film resume in Hollywood history. At 95 years old, Eastwood's career as a director and actor has included some of the best-loved works of several genres, most ...

A paraphrased and misquoted aphorism commonly bandied about in recent days goes along the lines of “absolute power absolutely corrupts.” It’s a powerful trope, and the phrase warrants original credit ...

President Nixon once claimed that anything he did as president was legal. Now President Trump is making the same false claim. Whoever thinks the president can do whatever he wants has no respect for ...

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