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Zionism For Everyone
The real reason we’re all fighting about Israel.
Alana Newhouse
I Almost Didn’t Survive ‘The Population Bomb’
When my mother became pregnant with me, my parents were beholden to Paul Ehrlich’s theories. Having me dashed their hippie dreams—but they never…
Larissa Phillips
I’m Proud to Call Myself a Disney Adult
That viral Disney cruise ad is so effective for the same reason Disney remains so popular: It offers a radical vision of American life the rest of the…
Liel Leibovitz
Paul Ehrlich Was Wrong—but He Still Changed the World
The ‘Population Bomb’ author advocated forced sterilization to curb global growth. And he died believing he was right.
Matt Ridley
The Boys Are (Mostly) Alright
For all the discussion of the ‘manosphere,’ are young men today really worse than ever?
Josh Kaplan
‘One Battle After Another’ Is Irredeemable
The movie is just another sign that Hollywood has once again driven itself to total moral, artistic, and creative ruin.
Liel Leibovitz
‘Marty Supreme’ Is a Gift to Jews
When there is an attempt to redefine what it means to be Jewish—to turn us into villains—this movie is defiant.
Rich Cohen
Bishop Barron: The Problem with ‘Sinners’
Instead of acknowledging that we can all be evil, the movie says: There are good people and bad people—and Christianity is for the bad people.
Bishop Robert Barron
The Sea Geeks Are Ready for World War III
An Indian-born NASA-trained engineer who’s building flying boats for the Navy. An Irish guy who’s making underwater drones. Meet the ocean-trepreneurs…
Suzy Weiss
I’m a Former Opera Singer. Timothée Chalamet Is Right.
Opera in America is incredible. It’s also a dying art.
Billy Binion
Say It with Me Now: Open Marriages Never Work
All Lindy West proves in her new memoir, ‘Adult Braces,’ is that she loves being treated like a child by the man she was supposed to grow old with—and…
Kat Rosenfield
Who’s Excited to Be Replaced By AI? These Guys!
At New York City’s inaugural ClawCon, those attempting to automate their lives gathered to dream of a utopia without work, where humans can just drink…
Evan Gardner
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