A Stupid Cartoon and the University Ideology Frantz Fanon, Stokely Carmichael, and the roots of the uproar over Zionism. Paul Berman 9 Sep 2024 · 41 min read
The Muslim Choice: Integration or Confrontation Liberalising trends within Islam are facing resistance from radicals committed to a narrative of victimhood and grievance. John Lloyd 3 Sep 2024 · 33 min read
A Filmmaker in Spite of Himself Sacha Guitry disdained cinema as an art form, but with a slew of recent Blu-ray releases, his acidic comedies are finally receiving the attention they deserve. Jaspreet Singh Boparai 28 Aug 2024 · 22 min read
Seventy Years of Spite and Sophistication Elvis Costello at three score and ten. Dave Thompson 25 Aug 2024 · 20 min read
The Professor, His Nemesis, and a Scandal at Oberlin The story of how a liberal college promoted and defended an Iranian Islamist and betrayed its own values. Roya Hakakian 8 Aug 2024 · 31 min read
America’s Last Great Political Novel In anticipation of the Democrats’ Convention in Chicago, a look back at Joe Klein’s splendid 1996 novel ‘Primary Colors’—a fascinating snapshot of Democratic Party politics at the end of the 20th century. Kevin Mims 6 Aug 2024 · 22 min read
Liberalism and the West’s ‘Crisis of Meaning’ Many liberals are strangely eager to concede that liberal societies are morally and spiritually bankrupt without religion to give life meaning. Matt Johnson 4 Jul 2024 · 25 min read
Recycling Plastic Is a Dangerous Waste of Time The recycling industry—and the world at large—has yet to fully reckon with a bombshell study that dropped last year. Frank Celia 17 Jun 2024 · 17 min read
Blood, Sweat, and Gasoline The story of Hollywood’s most unlikely blockbuster franchise, Mad Max. Allan Stratton 5 Jun 2024 · 21 min read
The Limits of ‘The Israel Lobby’ Mearsheimer and Walt still don’t understand American support for Israel. Matt Johnson 29 May 2024 · 25 min read
Imposing Order on Grief Rob Henderson's 'Troubled' is a disjointed book, but provides valuable testimony to the importance of a stable childhood. Iona Italia 22 May 2024 · 23 min read
Less Than Half ‘A Man in Full’ One of US television’s most experienced and talented writers has made a mess of Tom Wolfe’s second novel. Kevin Mims 13 May 2024 · 24 min read
Springtime for Sinwar Notes on the pro-Hamas Left and its antecedents. Jeffrey Herf 2 May 2024 · 21 min read
The Paranoid Style in Shakespeare Denialism Against conspiracist trends, there is an obligation on defenders of a liberal society to uphold the integrity of its intellectual methods. Oliver Kamm 2 May 2024 · 25 min read
Misadventures of a Stalinist Stooge Benn Steil’s engrossing new biography of Henry A. Wallace is a timely cautionary tale and a masterpiece of 20th-century American history. Ronald Radosh 25 Apr 2024 · 23 min read
