To the editor: I’m writing in response to the March 14 column titled “The new age of American nihilism.” An image of a painting of Friedrich Nietzsche accompanied the opinion. I was surprised to read ...

“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, ...

In 1983, Erin Vincent was 14 years old. Like most adolescents, she was beginning to shed her childhood and starting to grow into a more durable, flexible adult skin. But when her parents were killed ...