A Moronic Inferno
America First and the looming spectre of an illiberal international.
Jeffrey Herf
· 15 min read
In the Country of Last Things
A look back at the work and impressively productive life of Brooklyn’s most famous resident, Paul Auster.
David Cohen
· 14 min read
On Biology and Politics
Why the Left must take human evolution seriously.
Patrick Whittle
· 22 min read
The Best Picture Nominees, 2024
A look at the ten nominees for this year’s Best Picture Oscar.
Allan Stratton
· 17 min read
Intersectionality’s Cosmic Inquisitor
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein has made a name for herself as one of STEM’s most implacable activists. Now the targets of her online attacks are fighting back
Jonathan Kay
· 36 min read
Beware the Little Lambs
Nietzsche warned us about the dangers of defining our values in opposition to something else.
Ben Turtel
· 7 min read
Environmentalism Should Not Be Intersectional
Sustainable progress requires that ecological concerns be taken seriously and addressed rationally.
Gerfried Ambrosch
· 12 min read
Getting Better All the Time
Hannah Ritchie’s new book offers reasons to be cheerful about the present and the future.
Sean Welsh
· 12 min read
Narratives, Damned Lies, and Statistics
Government data about German antisemitism, widely cited in the English-language press, is wrong.
Andrew Hammel
· 12 min read
Izabella Tabarovsky on the Soviet Roots of Anti-Zionist Discourse
People readily recognise Nazi discourse, but remain largely deaf to Soviet anti-Zionist, antisemitic propaganda.
Pamela Paresky, Izabella Tabarovsky
· 30 min read
The Road Out of Nowhere
A new book celebrates Springsteen’s stark 1982 classic, ‘Nebraska.’
Matt Hanson
· 6 min read
To Winter, With Love
The cold allows me to feel alive.
Marilyn Simon
· 7 min read
Chaos at the End of History
Even in rights-based and law-bound democratic societies, people tend to find new things to struggle over.
Matt Johnson
· 28 min read
Is the CRISPR Revolution Finally Coming to Europe?
The European Parliament has at last voted to make it easier to grow and consume genetically engineered food. But the road ahead remains bumpy.
Steven E. Cerier, Jon Entine
· 13 min read
The Limits of Good Intentions
The payday-loan debate revisited.
Aaron Hanna
· 22 min read