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Two Christians Made a Show about Jews. It’s Phenomenal.
'House of David' is a beautiful corrective to a lie that’s seeped into American culture: that Christians see Jews as enemies.
Batya Ungar-Sargon
Things Worth Remembering: America Is an Invention
For centuries, poets, musicians, and painters have crossed the Atlantic with dreams of a New World. George Berkeley was one of them. And so was I.
Dominic Green
The Luxurious Death Rattle of the Great American Magazine
In the glory days of magazines, journalists flew business class and contributors were sent flowers just for meeting a deadline. It was absurd.
Joe Nocera
I’m a Liberal at a ‘Conservative’ University. How Did I End Up Here?
My students at UATX know they can disagree passionately with their classmates—a more meaningful definition of ‘safe space’ than what I encountered…
Boris Fishman
The Perils of the Situationship
A 23-year-old straight guy messaged a bunch of women on Snapchat who all found out about each other, and now they’re acting like they’re in the First…
River Page
The World Happiness Report Is a Sham
The media loves hyping the annual study, but its methodology doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.
Yascha Mounk
What the JFK Files Reveal
The people don’t want the truth.
Peter Savodnik
He Helped Michael Jordan Win—and He Can Help You, Too
To be truly great, writes George Raveling, don’t focus on the glory. Focus on the drudgery.
George Raveling
What Happened to Silicon Valley’s Most Infamous Thought Criminal?
James Damore, the author of the ‘misogynist’ Google memo, was banished from the tech world and became a digital hermit. Now, his ideas have been…
Johanna Berkman
Things Worth Remembering: Death Is a Friend
My ancestors, the ancient Celts, understood that mortality is not an enemy, but something to be embraced.
Sean Fischer
How to Keep Chickens in the City
As egg prices rise, the agricultural secretary told Americans: Get some hens! It’s not a bad idea.
Larissa Phillips
Right Young Things: A Night Out with the MAGA Kids
I went to the Trump Tower party for young, single conservatives. Here’s what I overheard.
Maya Sulkin
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