Guest Essays

The liberal arts are fading just when we need them most.

Comedies make you laugh. Thrillers make you cheer. Some Hollywood films used to make you sob your eyes out. We need those movies again.

She is utterly failing to keep the case moving along in a fair but timely manner.

From years of watching debates, I think the winners always showed us something about civility.

The shooting of Slovakia’s prime minister comes with a backdrop of growing political polarization.

The First Amendment looms large in lower court cases that may find their way to the Supreme Court.

Older folks’ objections to protests and encampments may not be as reasoned as they claim.

Attitudes toward the “Palestinian problem” range from detached fatigue to the belief that driving Palestinians into submission is God’s work.

If this were the last tour of Madonna’s career, she would retire as the most influential female pop star of all time.

The dehumanization of Palestinians has become a norm.