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More Smarter

Justin Ward

March 18, 2019

Christopher Langan has been called the "smartest man in America." Really, he's Alex Jones with a thesaurus.

The Amazon Drama

Ajay Singh Chaudhary

March 15, 2019

The Amazon HQ2 story is a microcosm of twenty-first century capitalism and a parable about the changing nature of left politics.

Unlikely Journeys

Jake Bittle

March 14, 2019

Reading great literature makes us beautiful and wise, sure, but reading campaign memoirs makes us informed citizens.

A for Effort

Owen Davis

March 13, 2019

Why the latest college admissions exposé will only make things worse.

In the Kingdom of Mitch

Dave Denison

March 12, 2019

What comes after McConnellism?

Spoiler Alert!

Ed Burmila

March 11, 2019

As readers will be stunned to discover, one billionaire can distort free market processes pretty easily.

Close Encounters of the Digital Kind

Emily Harnett

March 08, 2019

When Silicon Valley usurps the transcendent potential of extraterrestrial life

American Scapegoat

Nathan Goldman

March 05, 2019

The furor over Ilhan Omar's remarks is not about anti-Semitism.

The Beautiful Game’s Ugly Speculators

Brendan O’Connor

March 04, 2019

There is no ethical soccer under capitalism.

Fresh Hell

The Baffler

March 01, 2019

The Cat Mask From Hell

Time’s Up

Charlotte Shane

February 27, 2019

Acting more “like men” isn’t the key to progressive success, and neither is shaming optimistic children.

The Searchers

Madeleine Wattenbarger

February 20, 2019

Searching with the family members of Mexico's thousands of disappeared in Guerrero.