Puncturing some prominent myths of our age, from neoliberalism to anti-Americanism

The doctrine of deep ecology declares that we must keep our hands off the divine order of nature—even if it kills us.

Staten Island has long been an exception to the city’s liberal political culture and voting patterns.

Barack Obama and the vacuous politics of image

Journalist Murray Kempton’s left-conservatism abhorred greed, inequality, and sectarianism.

Novelist Jay McInerney captured the zeitgeist of New York a generation ago—and he’s still at it.

Fascination with a deadly drug ravaged a generation of great American musicians.

Michael Apted’s ongoing Up series remains a profound work of art.

On both sides of the Atlantic, white professors think that suspending judgment when it comes to black scholars makes them good people.

The journalists and outlets that helped mobilize the hysteria back in 2006 shrug at Crystal Mangum’s belated admission of the obvious: it was all lies.

The disappointment expressed by some on the left about Jussie Smollett’s apparent hoax reveals their commitment to black victimhood.

At the paper of record, it seems, ideology trumps truth.

Anthony Fauci’s autobiography unwittingly reveals his transformation from an open-minded scientist to an imperious, unaccountable public-health bureaucrat.

Fearmongering from journalists, scientists, and politicians did more harm than the virus.

Widespread quarantines and shutdowns of industries have human costs, too.

The pandemic may prove as bad as some warn; it is also possible that our response could prove as harmful as the virus itself.