Do We Still Need a Women’s Prize for Fiction? It is time to consider retiring awards segregated by the sex of the author. Josh Allan 10 Mar 2023 · 7 min read
The ‘Shitty Media Men’ Legal Saga Comes to a Close Years after being falsely accused of rape, Stephen Elliott will receive a six-figure defamation settlement from Moira Donegan. Jonathan Kay 9 Mar 2023 · 7 min read
Paul Was Dead Right Reappraising one of British journalism’s most notorious pieces of cultural criticism. George Case 8 Mar 2023 · 6 min read
Nick Cave’s Lessons in Grief The singer’s new book awakened me to a paradoxical fact: tragedy can sometimes remind us of what makes life worth living. Neil Gray 8 Mar 2023 · 7 min read
The Rise of Father Absence and Its Attendant Social Ills Fatherless children are at higher risk of delinquency that undermines their own prospects and disrupts the communities in which they reside. David C. Geary 7 Mar 2023 · 13 min read
Heavy Lifting Natalia Mehlman Petrzela’s ‘Fit Nation’ offers a fascinating but frustratingly selective history of America’s physical fitness obsession. Joe Lombardo 7 Mar 2023 · 10 min read
Amy Wax and Academic Freedom The investigation into the polarizing law professor violates the most basic tenets of academic freedom. Steven Grant 6 Mar 2023 · 14 min read
“Be Vigilant, America” Two forgotten films from 1942 about Japanese internment offer a window into the shameful nativism of wartime America. Thomas Doherty 6 Mar 2023 · 10 min read
Marching Backwards Mary Harrington’s proposed solution to the excesses of modern feminism is an overcorrection. Marilyn Simon 3 Mar 2023 · 14 min read
Forgetting vs. Overcoming: Abuses of History and the 1619 Project The 1619 Project is, strangely, a history project that encourages forgetting as much as it remembers. Robert C. Thornett 2 Mar 2023 · 15 min read
Monks and Murder Modern literary master William Kotzwinkle returns after a lengthy absence to serve up a double Bloody Martini. Kevin Mims 1 Mar 2023 · 18 min read
The Nature of the Beast Too many Western politicians continue to delude themselves about the character of Beijing’s regime. Aaron Sarin 1 Mar 2023 · 11 min read
Words Are the Only Victors Salman Rushdie’s new novel is a powerful reminder of his vital role in the endless battle for free speech. Christian Kriticos 28 Feb 2023 · 11 min read
Beyond Davos If the Davos crowd has demonstrated anything, it is the futility of their posturing. Joel Kotkin 27 Feb 2023 · 12 min read
