Strait Outta Commission

Unbounded

Despite his gloomy, austere prose, Colm Tóibín is jolly, garrulous, and likes to gossip

How Inequality Caused America's Affordability Crisis

Open Thread

The erasure of Black Studies. Facing political pressure, universities are turning their backs on Black intellectual life 

Doors of Bresson | by Kogonada

On empathy

The Bukele Effect in Latin America

Your Fellow Americans: Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know

Online Age-Gating Is the Wrong Answer

Penny, a Doberman pinscher, wins the Westminster dog show

Federal Trade Commission Calls Chamber of Commerce 'Left-Wing'—Because It Opposes Onerous Regulations

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Testimony on Anti-Semitism on College Campuses and the First Amendment

New in The Free Press: "Trump's Religious Liberty Commission Was Hijacked by an Antisemite"

Europe Is Stronger Than Its Leaders Think

Can’t get motivated? This brain circuit might explain why — and it can be turned off

NASA scraps 2027 Artemis III moon landing in favor of 2028 mission

Eve of Destruction

Can AI help predict which heart-failure patients will worsen within a year?

The Science Behind the Perfect 3-Point Shot

Klaus Mann, Anti-Fascist Enfant Terrible