Killing Me Softly with His Song

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Totó La Momposina (1940 – 2026) Singer

Trump Loves Accusing Critics of Treason. U.S. Law Makes That Charge Hard To Prove—for Good Reason.

Open Thread

The Satanic Temple Loses Libel Suit Against Newsweek Over "Accounts of Sexual Abuse Being Covered up" Allegation

Today in Supreme Court History: May 30, 1865

Alasdair MacIntyre believed that Western morality, having lost its rationale, was replaced by something thinner: mere moral passion  

Sensitivity readers promise authenticity but deliver essentialism. Who really benefits when identity polices the imagination?

William Kennedy’s Hard Luck and High Style

The Left’s Institutional Capture

Republicans Shrug at Trump's Outrageous Corruption

These Stars Swallowed Their Earth-like Planets

The Supernova That Sparked the Original Scientific Revolution

A Snippet of a Conversation Between ChatGPT and Me

Pope Leo XIV: AI Wealth Must Be Universally Shared

Prof. Ronald Den Otter Guest-Blogging on "Education in Democracy: The Importance of Free Speech in American Public Schools"

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

Kevin Warsh Could Be the Best Thing for Fed Independence

Flickering Enlightenment

Defamation Claim Against University-Owned Public Radio Station Dismissed on State Sovereign Immunity Grounds

American Decline on Display

The Surprising Calm at the Center of Wasp Nest’s Violent Power Struggle