William Kennedy’s Hard Luck and High Style

Condemning a Nazi Tattoo Shouldn’t Be This Hard

Hate Speech at a High School

High Liquor Taxes and a Home Distillation Ban Guarantee a Thriving Booze Black Market

A Professor Should Work Hard and Grade Easy

The Cephalopods Are Coming

Central Banking in an Age of Global Supply Shocks

Sally Kornbluth’s charge to the Class of 2026

Words of War

Latin America’s Agricultural Boom Is Faltering

Mamdani’s Vacancy Fig Leaf

Can ecosystems malfunction?

I Am Begging You to Read Terry Pratchett

Leslie Fiedler, the wild man of American letters, argued that our literature was less realism than repression

He appeared to be a pauper, but John Chapman aka Johnny Appleseed was quite successful, owning 1,200 acres across three states

Open Thread

Open Thread

Second Amendment Roundup: Virginia Bans "Assault Firearms"

Poop Cruises Are No Laughing Matter

Open Thread

Japan's Smoking Bans Make a Lot More Sense Than America's