Culture
Envy Poisons the Soul, but Gratitude Opens the Heart
This Thanksgiving, count your blessings and skip the arguments.
The Perils of a Culture of Critique
Moral relativism not only obfuscates right from wrong—it’s unable to respond to today’s radical ideologies.
‘The Conservative Mind’ at 70
A rising generation can still look to Russell Kirk’s classic for real inspiration.
A Disappointing ‘Frasier’ Reboot
The revival of the 1990s classic sitcom offers no justification for its own existence.
A New Organization Enters the Battle Over Academic Freedom
The American Academy of Sciences and Letters hopes to reform academia from within and from the outside.
Reflections on a Brain-Melting Masterpiece
Jorge Luis Borges’ 1940 short story mirrors the intrusiveness of identity politics.
The Dangerous Radicalism of Longing
Missing what we’ve never had creates a powerful push for cheap substitutes.
The Devolution of Idealism
Israel provides an opportune face of evil for activists looking for a symbol of power, oppression, and colonialism.
The Balance of Tragedy and History in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Martin Scorsese’s latest is a model of nuanced adaptation that reckons honestly with America’s past.
Is Cancel Culture Just a Problem or a Five-Alarm Fire?
A review of Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott’s ‘The Canceling of the American Mind.’
Social Justice for Me, Not Thee
How can so many campus activists give the Hamas attacks a moral pass while screaming inclusion from the rooftops?
Settle This One For Me
Why ‘settler colonialism’ is just a fancy way to say you don’t like Israel.