A True Humanism

Victory at Charlie’s Place: A Democracy More Like ‘High Noon’ than de Tocqueville

Marc Andreessen’s Mistake

Bernie Sanders and AOC’s Bad AI Bill

Climate change may produce “fast-food” phytoplankton

Today in Supreme Court History: March 30, 1875

Today in Supreme Court History: March 31, 1962

Brickbat: Ancient History

Prime Numbers Might Not Be Random After All

Maryland Lawyer/Ex-Legislator Again Rebuffed in Attempt to Seal Alleged Libel

America’s Largest Teachers’ Union Prizes Activism Over Education

Penny, a Doberman pinscher, wins the Westminster dog show

That books are disappearing along with our capacities for complex and rational thought has become a ubiquitous belief. Doesn't mean it's true

Emerson on Talent vs. Character, Our Resistance to Change, and the Key to True Personal Growth

Renaissance Florence is often associated with pioneering humanism — but consider the plight of its lowliest residents

George Scialabba is no fan of political theory: “Imagination, sympathy, solidarity — by whatever name: this is the true engine of political progress”

Dying Mothers, the Birth of Handwashing, and the Bittersweet True Love Story Behind ‘Frankenstein’

Thich Nhat Hanh on True Love and the Five Rivers of Self-Knowledge

Why do so many authors and critics remain attached to “literary fiction” in our commercialized landscape of books?

Drug Dogs Should Not Be Unleashed To Authorize Apartment Searches, a SCOTUS Brief Argues

A Deeply Human Vision

Open Thread