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Dispelling the Myth of Cormac McCarthy as Cowboy-Artist

America’s Hidden Millionaires

Homelessness Policy at a Crossroads

A History of the Novel in Britain

Salman Rushdie on Voltaire’s “Candide”

Trump Keeps Contradicting the 'National Security' Rationale for Banishing Disfavored Journalists

Open Thread

The Catechetical College?

Possible plague death at a Siberian lab baffles scientists

The Rebirth of History and the Last Man

Federal Judge Halts Minnesota's Prediction Market Ban, Signaling Other States' Efforts Might Be Illegal Too

After an 8-Year Journey, Orbiters Are About to Give Us a Fresh Look at Mercury

Nick Cave on Integrating the Darkness of Loss with the Bright Ongoingness of Life

Lindsey Graham's Sister Tapped To Replace Him in the Senate

RFK Jr. Wants More FDA Oversight of Food Ingredients. It Could End Up Costing $210 Million.

Method for controlling brain cells with light wins Nobel

Trump Says He Wants Drones and Snipers in 250-Foot Triumphal Arch, Complicating His Controversial Proposal

The Cost of Not Building Data Centers

Todd Butler's Problematic Publications

Socializing Safety