Philosophy in Pop

There is this thing about lefty theory and activism that has always bothered me: implicit, even explicit, contempt for the very people with whom those theorists and activists consider themselves in solidarity. I would say the same, if not more, about academics....

The World This Week: The Looming Crisis

After the Sept. 11 anniversary last week, I decided that enough time must have passed for someone to have written a reliable account of what led to the terrorist attacks six years ago. I didn't want a partisan overview of Middle East history, or an anti-Muslim (or...
The Unbearable Lightness of Fred

The Unbearable Lightness of Fred

No one noticed the wince. If they did, no one wanted to talk about it, because Fred Thompson's campaign staff (which still exists, the fresh exodus of three top staffers aside) had set up his presidential launch on The Tonight Show so deftly. This was history, and...