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Jacob Sullum at Reason: Jurors in Donald Trump’s trial at the New York County Criminal Courthouse in Manhattan have heard a lot about paying people to keep their mouths shut. The
A key idea here is that our brains are constantly riding the ups and downs of the uncertainty that surrounds us. Part of this uncertainty has to do with our
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The US plans to land astronauts on the Moon in 2026, the first time since 1972. By Richard Windsor at The Week: The US federal government has asked Nasa to
Yan Lianke at Literary Hub: In China we have a saying that reading a banned book on a snowy night is one of the true joys of life. From this,
Continue readingYan Lianke Wants You to Stop Describing Him As China’s Most Censored Author
Damon Linker in Notes From the Middleground: I first became a TNR (The New Republic) subscriber in 1992, when one of my teachers in graduate school told me it was
Clifford Thompson at Commonweal: “For generations in the mind of America, the Negro has been more of a formula than a human being—a something to be argued about, condemned or
Tom Barson in Wisdom of Crowds: I’ve only witnessed one pitched battle in person, and it cured me of any wish to see another. It was not a firefight, like those
Continue readingColumbia 1968 & 2024: The Suffering Behind the Protests
“Pretty Woman” is essentially the grown-up version of Cinderella, and it’s one of the most well-known rom-coms around the world. The movie isn’t just about love — it’s about Hollywood
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Martin Mroz at Quora: There are a number of serious consequences of obtaining US citizenship that apply to you and your children in perpetuity that you may not be aware
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The computer scientist Ellie Pavlick aims to find out: She is translating philosophical concepts such as “meaning” into concrete, testable ideas. John Pavlus in Quanta: Start talking to Ellie Pavlick about her
Elle Griffin at The Elysian: In 2022, Penguin Random House wanted to buy Simon & Schuster. The two publishing houses made up 37 percent and 11 percent of the market
Some in Italy are trying to stop what they consider ‘debasing’ use of the sculpture By Justin Klawans in The Week: A recent report in The Associated Press describes how
Continue readingThe Cultural Fight Over Michelangelo’s David