On July 4th, the United States celebrates the spirit of independence, an ideal that has shaped not only nations but also our assumptions about leadership. Independence signals strength, ...

Generally, what’s ideal in close relationships is balancing each party’s different needs. So what we ought to strive for is equalizing our innate desire for both dependency and its complementary ...

We're big on independence here in the US. I love the Fourth of July, our local neighborhood parade with kids and dogs, and politicians giving speeches at the end while we sweat and eat drippy ...