A ghost story should begin with a time reference, according to the man widely regarded as the master of the form. “A slight haze of […]
How the Postwar Order Was Forged—and Why Its Lessons Are Now Critical
Take care before judging a book by its subtitle. Those expecting The Visionaries: Bretton Woods, the Marshall Plan, and the Making of the Post-World War […]
U.S. Shifting Stance in Middle East: Barrack’s ‘No Longer There’ Warning Sparks Regional Anxiety
Most diplomats are judged by their ability to stay out of the news, but Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack made headlines this week. Speaking at […]
The Left’s Uncomfortable Truth: Communism’s Enduring Threat
Growing up as a pink diaper baby and later studying Russian in college, I graduated as an anti-Communist leftist. Unlike my fellow antiwar protesters, I […]
The Lost Pillars of American Conservatism: How Fusionism Shaped Our Political Future
It’s not easy to be on the vanguard of a new Republican Party or a new conservative movement,” then-Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance warned at […]
The Hollow Satire of “Lords of Serendipity”: Why the Novel Falls Short on Emotion
Randy Boyagoda, son of Sri Lankan immigrants and a professor of literature at the University of Toronto, grew up in the soon-to-be-annexed Territory of Mar-A-Lago […]
Nathan Fielder’s ‘You Can See Everything’ Exposes Elizabeth Holmes’ Theranos Fraud and Psychological Manipulation
A documentary that begins as a behind-the-scenes look at medical-tech fraudster Elizabeth Holmes during her final days before prison sentence has evolved into a metafictional […]
Kara Swisher and Hillary Clinton Podcast Deal Sparks Allegations of Romantic Jealousy
Hillary Clinton, the twice-failed presidential candidate, has entered a new chapter in her post-White House career by teaming up with tech media personality Kara Swisher […]
The Unlikely Magic of a Simple Hello
Reading this book will improve your life—no kidding. Just spending 90 minutes with it at your local library can change how you see the world. […]
Stolen Hope: The Iranian Revolution’s Betrayal and Resilience
A recurring problem with contemporary books about the Islamic Republic is that authors often deny Iranians the agency they deserve. Especially on the left, Western […]