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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

antisemitism american jews

‘The Jews and The Left,’ a sweeping political history

Melissa Langsam Braunstein July 19, 2026 6:05 am

food children nutrition

‘Picky’ explains the finicky eating habits of American children

Jeremy Lott July 19, 2026 5:30 am

Military service life in uniform

The vileness of lying about military service

Trent Reedy July 19, 2026 5:15 am

London England history

A glimpse into a city’s sordid decline in ‘London Falling’

Carson Becker July 19, 2026 5:00 am

Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz, and Edward Norton in "The Invite." (Courtesy of A24)

‘The Invite’ with Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen is full of awful, immoral assumptions

Peter Tonguette July 18, 2026 7:00 am

Alice Halsey in Little House on the Prairie. (Ric Zachanowich/Netflix)

The ‘Little House’ remake is bland, boring, and politically correct

Graham Hillard July 18, 2026 6:05 am

travel tourism souvenirs

The souvenirs and memories from trips overseas

Rob Long July 18, 2026 5:00 am

Protestors gather outside of Columbia University's Butler Library after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the space on May 07, 2025 in New York City. Crowds of protesters grew as a standoff with security and a group calling themselves "Columbia University Apartheid Divest" at the library continued into the evening. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Noah Rothman’s ‘Blood and Progress’ shines a light on left-wing violence

Carl Paulus July 12, 2026 5:45 am

weddings marriage culture society relationships love life

A case for the glory of big weddings

Clare Coffey July 12, 2026 5:30 am

Ann Patchett novel illustration

Ann Patchett’s novel ‘Whistler’ is an enthralling triumph

Malcolm Forbes July 12, 2026 5:15 am

Night council between Colonel George Washington, of the Virginia militia, Captain James Mackay, of a South Carolina regiment, and others considering surrender to the French during the French and Indian Wars, Fort Necessity, Ohio Valley (now Pennsylvania), on July 3, 1754. (Engraving by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

H.W. Brands’s ‘American Patriarch’ offers a fascinating look at George Washington’s military career

Michael Taube July 12, 2026 5:00 am

Milly Alcock and Matthias Schoenaerts in Supergirl. (Courtesy of Warner Bros)

The new ‘Supergirl’ is a cheerless comic book movie

Peter Tonguette July 11, 2026 6:30 am