HUBRIS: Selling The Iraq War [Part 6] - Rachel Maddow
214 views · Published 21 February 2013 · 4:48 · Indexed 23 September 2026
Channel: Blue Shark · 2013 · Education
In Part 6 of Hubris: Selling the Iraq War, the regrets of politics overtaking good governance and good journalism are felt by those who didn't hold the Bush administration to a higher standard. Hubris (pron.: /ˈhjuːbrɪs/), also hybris, from ancient Greek ὕβρις, means extreme pride or arrogance. Hubris often indicates a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one's own competence or capabilities, especially when the person exhibiting it is in a position of power. The adjectival form of hubris is "hubristic".
