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Howard zinn historian

An unhinged biography of left-wing historian Howard Zinn

Philip Terzian · October 17, 2026 8:40 am

Associate Justice Samuel Alito stands in his chambers at the Supreme Court in Washington, on Sept. 29. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

In ‘So Ordered,’ Justice Samuel Alito reflects on his judicial philosophy

Walker Percy in Covington, Louisiana, in 1977. (AP Photo)

Revisiting Walker Percy’s ‘The Last Gentleman’ at 60

CBS broadcasters Tony Romo, left, and Jim Nantz call the NFL football wild card playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos on Jan. 12, 2025. (Adrian Kraus/AP)

With Tony Romo gone from CBS, should we brace for more changes in NFL broadcasting?

fear entertainment

When another’s fear is our entertainment

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Knickknack diaspora

Nic Rowan September 12, 2025 12:05 am

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The hardcore paradox

Trent Reedy September 11, 2025 11:50 pm

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Review of ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’ by Arundhati Roy

Malcolm Forbes September 11, 2025 11:35 pm

Domhnall Gleeson in The Paper. (Courtesy of NBCUniversal)

Papering over ‘The Office’

Michael M. Rosen September 11, 2025 11:30 pm

Teslas owners charge up, order hamburgers and hot dogs, and watch movies all at the same time at the Tesla Diner in West Hollywood on July 29. (David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

Retrofuturism with a side of fries: Reviewing Elon Musk’s LA Tesla diner

Joe Joyce September 5, 2025 5:25 am

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If a movie makes $2 billion and no Americans are around to see it, does it make a sound? Review of ‘Ne Zha 2’

Derek Robertson September 5, 2025 12:35 am

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Lepore grasp of the Constitution

Timothy Sandefur September 5, 2025 12:30 am

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Freddie deBoer’s novel approach to mental illness

Will Collins September 5, 2025 12:10 am

Josh Naylor of the Seattle Mariners steals second base as Max Schuemann of the Athletics is unable to field a throw in the top of the fourth inning on July 28 in Sacramento, California. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

The stolen base is back — and so is baseball

Oliver Bateman September 4, 2025 11:50 pm

John Slattery as Leo F. Drummond in The Rainmaker. (Courtesy of USA Network)

‘The Rainmaker’ explores what it takes to make John Grisham bad

Graham Hillard September 4, 2025 11:45 pm

A man looking at the crowd from above, a symbol of totalitarianism, dictatorship, Machiavellianism. A symbol of an authoritarian regime.

How tyrannical governments’ money made American campuses authoritarian

Kyle Sammin September 4, 2025 11:35 pm

The seminarians’ groupchat

Rob Long September 4, 2025 11:30 pm