Can the Dictionary Keep Up? Can the Dictionary Keep Up?
In Stefan Fatsis’s capacious, and at times score-settling, personal history of the reference book, he reveals what the dictionary can still tell us about language in modern life
Mar 4, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Lora Kelley
The Endless Hypocrisy of Bari Weiss The Endless Hypocrisy of Bari Weiss
She claims to be a free speech champion. But as her actions at CBS News keep showing, she seems to think free speech should run only in a rightward direction.
Mar 4, 2026 / Grace Byron
An Unlawful War An Unlawful War
The precedent being set by the US in launching this war of aggression against Iran will long live in infamy.
Mar 4, 2026 / Richard Falk
Trump’s Reason for War in Iran? Trump’s Reason for War in Iran?
Obliterating the Epstein files at any cost.
Mar 3, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The Corporate Media Is Head Over Heels for the Iran War The Corporate Media Is Head Over Heels for the Iran War
Donald Trump’s attack may be surreal, unjustified, and illegal. But that’s not stopping the press from turning the propaganda dial way up.
Mar 3, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Why We Misunderstand the Chinese Internet Why We Misunderstand the Chinese Internet
Journalist Yi-Ling Liu’s The Wall Dancers traces how the Internet affected daily life in China, showing how similar this corner of the Web is to the one experienced in the West.
Mar 3, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Liu
What Will Be Left After the University of Texas Destroys Itself? What Will Be Left After the University of Texas Destroys Itself?
UT-Austin has collapsed its race, ethnic, and gender studies into a single program while a new policy asks faculty to avoid “controversial” topics. But the attacks won’t end there...
Mar 3, 2026 / StudentNation / Aaron Boehmer
Why Can’t Top Democrats Just Say “No War With Iran”? Why Can’t Top Democrats Just Say “No War With Iran”?
The response to what could be the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 21st century is foot-dragging, silence, and sleepy, feigned opposition long after the deed is done.
Mar 2, 2026 / Sarah Lazare and Adam Johnson
Larry Summers, We Knew Ye Too Well Larry Summers, We Knew Ye Too Well
The former Harvard president and Treasury secretary has resigned over humiliating disclosures in the Epstein files. But will that be enough to keep an ardent neoliberal down?
Mar 2, 2026 / Maureen Tkacik
This Is an Unnecessary, Unauthorized, and Unconstitutional War This Is an Unnecessary, Unauthorized, and Unconstitutional War
Congress has a duty to take up War Powers resolutions and assert its primacy over matters of war and peace.
Mar 2, 2026 / John Nichols