The blurred lines between politics and common morality
Disagreeing with the left, or the right, doesn’t make you a bad person – celebrating naked evil does
Culture
Tuesday
I’m done with default illiberalism
Most Americans have more in common with Charlie Kirk than with the alleged shooter or the elites making excuses
A lack of national identity has killed off the Great American Novel
The future of American fiction is not in New York’s publishing houses, nor in the pages of the New York Times
Monday
Jason Bateman breaks bad in Black Rabbit
The actor follows in Bryan Cranston’s footsteps
Thursday
Don’t cry for Jimmy Kimmel
His schtick wore thin a long time ago, and his continued presence owed as much to a lack of imagination as it did genuine talent
Wednesday
Splitsville defends monogamy
The movie knows we long for monogamy even as we court licentiousness
Tuesday
Is Antifa a terrorist organization?
Probably, but designating it as one won’t change much
Sunday
Please let this be the end of Downton Abbey
Grand? Probably not. Finale? Hopefully.
Friday
America’s ‘fringe’ has taken over the country
How did regular people become so radicalized?
Stephen King, The Long Walk and Charlie Kirk
King feels too much and thinks too little
After Charlie Kirk, Trump should crack down on campus ‘safetyism’
Kirk’s murder should spur the administration to compel colleges to live up to their duty to the public and to their own students
Tuesday
Inside the cult of Equinox
Fueled by a mysterious marketing campaign, the gym now has more than 100 outposts
Sunday
Camus comes to America
His travel journals reveal him to be a hopeful, humane thinker – unlike Sartre
Is Hilma af Klint overrated?
Her show at the Museum of Modern Art is a head-scratcher
Saturday
I love Labubu
Demonic? Maybe. Irresistible? Definitely.
Friday
The Paper is really, really bad
It’s not the worth the paper it was written on
Is Austin Butler a movie star?
Might he be the next Brad Pitt? Or something better?
Tuesday
In praise of Tony McNamara
The Roses and Cruella clearly show that he is the maestro at creating dialogue
Sunday
Boomer hate has gone too far
The idea that we’ll be better off without them is laughably naive
Friday
What is Prince Andrew hiding?
My book raises questions about the late Queen’s second son and financial corruption at the heart of the Royal Family
