What is hypocrisy? The Oxford English Dictionary puts it plainly: “The assuming of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, with dissimulation of real character or inclinations, especially in respect ...

How do you feel when someone says: “Do as I say, not as I do“? Accusations of hypocrisy can have serious consequences. Chances are good that when you perceive a person to be a hypocrite, you devalue ...

Depends on whom you ask. Most of us sometimes fail to practice what we preach. That’s a solid definition of hypocrisy, psychologists say. Yet while we’re quick to spot this moral inconsistency in ...

Our lives are full of accusations of hypocrisy—against politicians, companies, and each other. Yet despite this noise, little seems to change. In my new book The Hypocrisy Trap: How Changing What We ...