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Where Is America’s ‘Rules-Based Order’ Now?
No sooner had a nearly unanimous United Nations Security Councilpassed a resolution demanding an “immediate cease-fire” in Gaza last month…
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Books
A New Film Examines the Godfather of Modern Conservatism
The PBS documentary “The Incomparable Mr. Buckley” implicitly and explicitly asks: What would William F. Buckley think of today’s Republican…
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Happy 20th Anniversary, Gmail. I’m Sorry I’m Leaving You.
There are no end of theories for why the internet feels so crummy these days. The New Yorker blames the…
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Style
Boots, Backpack and a Ubiquitous App
Close your eyes and imagine a stereotypical hiker. Do the words “rugged” and “built Ford tough” come to mind? Are…
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Books
Deion Sanders Still Believes in ‘The Little Engine That Could’
Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). Peace! I need my peace. I usually read in my office,…
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Books
How Not to Think Like a Fascist
In his latest book, the prolific British psychoanalyst Adam Phillips promotes curiosity, improvisation and conflict as antidotes to the deadening…
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News
Why Are Americans Still Down on the Economy?
Are you better off today than you were four years ago? Honestly, I didn’t think Republicans were going to try…
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What Makes a Coincidence Meaningful?
There are two kinds of people in the world: People who say, “What a coincidence,” and people who say, “Just…
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Books
Kate Zambreno Takes Issue With What Counts as ‘Literature’
What books are on your night stand? A bit of a brag, but I just got the Annie Ernaux box…
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Gabriel García Márquez Did Not Want His Final Book Published. But Should That Really Be the End of the Story?
When the writer Gabriel García Márquez, the author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” and other classic novels, died 10…