The Political Violence Double Standard

Siegfried Kracauer believed films could foretell political disaster. What does his approach make of today’s cinema?

Open Thread

Democrats Are Undoing California's Pension Reforms. Why Are Republicans Going Along With It?

Is Monetarism Making a Comeback?

Choice Words

Today in Supreme Court History: August 29, 1967

Open Thread

“As intellectually undistinguished as it is possible to be”: F.R. Leavis’s torching of C.P. Snow brought passion back into cultural life

Matter, Memory, and the Paradox of Perception: Henri Bergson on How to See Reality

A Society of Cheats

Hume’s Political Mechanisms

Fastest known star could reveal the spin of our galaxy’s giant black hole

Artist and Philosopher Rockwell Kent’s Century-Old Meditations on Art and Life

Laura Kipnis reviews Against Affect

This Federal Case Against Minnesota Protesters Is Worth Watching if You Care About Your Civil Liberties

Study: Most Mealtime Screen Time Is TV, Not Social Media

The Rise of the “Tough on Data Centers” Politician

'AI Kill Switch Act' Won't Stop Rogue AI, but It Will Slow Down Innovation

Trump’s Korean Catastrophe

How to Lose a Trade War