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Our Elites Don’t Deserve This Much Hatred
Whatever you think of elites, real intellectual elitism is based in science, open-ended inquiry, and truth-seeking behavior.
Tyler Cowen
The Passion of Pope Francis
There’s a striking symmetry in the timing of Francis’s death: The most influential figure of the global left departs just as right-wing populism rises…
Francis X. Rocca
A Banjo, a Bible, and the Road Back Home
Since I left Mumford & Sons four years ago I hadn’t played banjo live. Oliver Anthony gave me the chance to pick it back up again.
Winston Marshall
Suzy Weiss: Wealth Is Wasted on Melinda Gates
The medical drama that made my dad scared of forks, the piece I wish I’d written—and more!
Suzy Weiss
The Patron Saint of Lost Americans
Like so many in this modern, materialistic age, Seraphim Rose lost God. But then a void, a lover, and an Easter service brought him home.
Paul Kingsnorth
Mel Robbins Has Two Words for America’s Control Freaks
Judging each other on social media has become a national sport. The internet’s favorite self-help guru wants everyone to stop.
Kat Rosenfield
The New Rules of Podcasting Are Making Our Debates—and Us—Dumber
I celebrated the rise of new media. What could go wrong with ‘democratizing information’? As it turns out, quite a lot. Witness the Douglas Murray and…
Konstantin Kisin
Should the Menendez Brothers Be Released?
Increasingly, judges are giving lighter sentences to criminals who suffered abuse during childhood. That could be good news for Erik and Lyle Menendez.
Esther Haynes
Lauren Sánchez’s Cosmic Bachelorette Party
The plan for America’s first all-female spaceflight was to look good, have a great time, and do a lot of screaming. And honestly? Mission accomplished.
Suzy Weiss
Things Worth Remembering: The Haunting Truth of Dostoyevsky’s Demons
Every movement that burns hot enough will attract opportunists, zealots, and destroyers. Even the most righteous cause can be hollowed out from within.
Benjamin Carlson
Kill Tony, the White Lotus Gift Shop, and Gen Z Surveillance
Tony Hinchcliffe’s new show doesn’t work—here’s why. Also: HBO’s merch play, a new photography exhibit, and how come Gen Z chooses to be watched all the…
Suzy Weiss
Can Video Games Make You a Better Man?
The success of ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘The Witcher 3’ points to a deeper yearning: that the ultimate male fantasy isn’t conquest, but connection.
Aaron Bronfman
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