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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

Back to school

Rob Long August 15, 2025 12:05 am

Why bringing back the Presidential Fitness Test is exactly what America needs, even if you hated it

Oliver Bateman August 14, 2025 11:40 pm

The return of the ‘King of the Hill’

Derek Robertson August 14, 2025 11:30 pm

Specialist Grundle and the insatiable appetite

Trent Reedy August 8, 2025 5:20 am

The end of cosmopolitan Europe: Review of ‘The Last Days of Budapest’ by Adam LeBor

Will Collins August 8, 2025 5:18 am

The vacation binary

Rob Long August 8, 2025 5:13 am

Pedro Pascal in The Fantastic Four: First Steps; David Corenswet in Superman (Left: Marvel Studios/20th Century Studios; Right: Courtesy of Warner Bros.)

Can superhero films have weight without going grimdark?: Review of ‘Superman’ and ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’

Derek Robertson August 8, 2025 5:12 am

Brideshead decolonized: Review of ‘Shibboleth’ by Thomas Peermohamed Lambert

Andrew Bernard August 8, 2025 5:07 am

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David Polansky August 8, 2025 4:40 am

Kevin L. Cramer Jr., an organizer with The Palm Collective, leads a protest against systemic racism in Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., on August 1, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. During a week when President Trump suggested postponing the upcoming election, and the United States passed 150,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19, protests against racism and police continued into their third month. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via AP)

Thomas Chatterton Williams’s 2020 hindsight

Ross Anderson August 8, 2025 12:05 am

The surprisingly triumphant return of ‘The Naked Gun’

Peter Tonguette August 7, 2025 11:10 pm

Miley Cyrus performs during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/AP)

Can pop music survive the internet?

Armin Rosen July 25, 2025 4:45 am