Forum
The Faith of the American Founders
What were the religious beliefs of the American founding generation? What do they mean for us today?
Cato Unbound
Comparison
When Roger Stone Flashed Nixon’s ‘V-for-Victory’
The Republican operative transformed the infamous gesture from a symbol of defiance to a simple farce.
New York Times Magazine
Etymology
Political Correctness: How The Right Invented a Phantom Enemy
Invoking this vague and ever-shifting nemesis has been the right's favorite tactic, and Trump’s victory is its greatest triumph.
The Guardian
Debunk
The Empire of All Maladies
Indigenous scholars have long contested the “virgin-soil epidemics” thesis. Today, it is clear that the disease thesis simply doesn’t hold up.
The Baffler
First Person
Will We Still Be American After Democracy Dies?
Is being "political" the central force in our identities?
Public Seminar
TV Review
The Baby-Sitters Club Is Ready to Teach a New Generation About Work
Locked-down parents will need an army of tween child-minders. Let the Baby-Sitters Club show them the way.
Slate
Antecedent
The Cure and the Disease
Social Darwinism from AIDS to Covid-19.
The Drift