Only in America is the word freighted with so much perceived menace. By David Bentley Hart Dr. Hart is a scholar of religion and a cultural critic. Editors’ Note: Excerpted from the April 27, 2019, issue of The New York Times…. Read More ›
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Mythology in Economics and Politics
The internet and social media have turned up the volume and amount of dialogue in our society, magnifying and promoting a spread of conspiracy theories and falsehoods as a substitute for facts and evidence. Once upon a time, myths and… Read More ›
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The argument against capitalism isn’t that it makes us poor. It’s that it makes us unfree. Like the great transformative presidents, today’s socialist candidates reach beyond the parties to target a malignant social form: for Abraham Lincoln, it was the… Read More ›