When the news first broke about the four University of Idaho students who were stabbed to death in the middle of the night, the word evil was on everyone’s lips. I encountered it on Reddit boards and ...

Adolf Hitler speaking at the Kroll Opera House to Reichstag members about war in the Pacific, December 11, 1941 Source: On Wikimedia Commons / Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1987-0703-507 / Unbekannt / ...

We know there is a shadow side to us, to others, and to the world. Sometimes it manifests in evil actions. It is up to us to recognize evil and confront it safely and effectively.

“Ghost” is defined as the spirit of a dead person imagined as visiting the living; while “demons” are considered malevolent supernatural entities; and “evil spirits” are seen as envoys of chaos. Many ...

Explaining away even the most horrific acts of violence by saying some people are just wicked is understandable—but it won’t help us build a safer society. Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic.