Ever wonder what the six teeth on all Venetian gondolas signify? The answer lies in Venice’s six districts. Or why competitive eating contests strip chicken […]
Allen Iverson’s Unfiltered ‘Practice’ Moment: The Story Behind the Legend
Allen Iverson finally opens up about a moment that has become iconic in sports history — and it’s not the game. “The Answer” kicks off […]
Homeschooling’s Hidden Dangers: A Memoir of Isolation
When Stefan Merrill Block was about 12 years old, his paternal grandmother, Mimi, visited his family in Texas. “The boy should be in school,” she […]
Harry Reid’s Political Strategy: A Blueprint for Power Over Principle
Power unanchored to any larger principles becomes a recipe for self-preservation over good governance, according to veteran Nevada political journalist Jon Ralston’s meticulously reported book […]
Football’s Doomsday Countdown: Chuck Klosterman Predicts the Game’s Collapse
Three weeks ago, my beloved San Francisco 49ers were unceremoniously dispatched from the NFL playoffs by the Seattle Seahawks, who are vying for their second […]
Harvard Campus Hosts Speakers Accused of Justifying Hamas Attacks in Violent Campaign
Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies has drawn criticism after its director, Rosie Bsheer, brought speakers to campus who “appeared to justify” the October […]
Why U.S. Recognition of Israel Still Haunts Middle Eastern Stability
Reuel Marc Gerecht, a resident scholar at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, critiques Daniel E. Zoughbie’s book Kicking the Hornet’s Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy […]