It’s a sad irony of life that many people who spend their careers making others laugh have little to laugh about themselves. In recent decades many comedians have publicly discussed their struggles with depression, but the relationship between professional humor and...

When we discuss the various kinds of adversity that our Achievers have had to overcome in their lives, we run the risk of overlooking one considerable advantage that many of them had in common: that of living in a society where individual rights were respected and...