What Mark Twain Could Teach Pete Hegseth About Holy War
Whether called a jihad or a crusade, Hegseth's language serves to sanctify violence. Mark Twain skewered such jingoism over a…
May 2026
admin The Secret Plan to Murder a Pope
Forty-five years after the attempt on Pope John Paul II’s life, the Kremlin has yet to be officially blamed.
Hondurasgate Looks Worse than Watergate and Iran-Contra Combined
Hondurasgate is far more than Trump's pardon of cocaine trafficker and former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández.
“The Library is One of the Best Libertarian Arguments for Limited Government”
The director of EveryLibrary, which fights for library budgets and against book bans, discusses censorship and those drag-queen story hours.
Trump and Blanche’s Orwellian Language and How Much of Washington Echoes It
Trump and Todd Blanche obsess over James Comey’s seashells while using Orwellian language to sanitize real violence in the Iran…
The Capitalists Trying to Fix Capitalism
Can capitalism be saved? Is it worth saving? Two ambitious reformers argue yes—provided we change what a capitalist economy should…
Are You There, Judy?
Even as she wrote with deep empathy about the trials of young girls, Judy Blume remained a mystery to herself.
The Price of a Lost Russia: A Correspondent’s Eulogy
Marc Bennetts’s new book, “The Descent,” shows how Putin has violently snuffed out the promise of a democratic Russia.
The Affordability Crisis Is a Wage Crisis
A new book reframes the affordability debate: the problem isn’t just prices alone, but persistently low wages.
Could Trump’s Narcissism Save Ukraine?
Trump’s craving for a Nobel may be the only thing stopping him from giving Putin what he wants—and the leverage…