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In The Conflict, the French intellectual takes American mothering to task.

Americans who worry about dangerous trends overseas should take a look at warning signs much closer to home.

Dale Carpenter's exceptional account of the history of Lawrence v. Texas.

No one who has succeeded in America actually did it on his or her own.

The critic James Wolcott has been gamely fighting losing battles for most of his career.

Roars of applause for executions at the GOP debate, official approval of torture, barbaric prison conditions, obstruction of aid to storm victims and children in need—is our nation descending into barbarism?

Christopher Lasch and his quest for the moral resources of the next New Deal.
 

In the wake of 9/11, we have summoned up imaginary demons to spare ourselves from facing the all-too-real burdens of our time.

Charles Taylor is a sadly endangered type: the philosopher-statesman.

Irving Kristol was wrong about most things. So why was he one of the most politically influential intellectuals of his generation?