In 1850, Moderates in Congress Stressed Comity—and Brought on the Civil War
Stephen E. Maizlish's new book discusses a time much like our own, when radicals in Congress hurled insults while moderates bemoaned a lack of civility.
There Is No Enlightened Argument in Favor of the SAT
The progressive case for the SAT is about as risible as the progressive case for war in Iraq was.
‘I Feel Like We’re Replaying World War I’: A Conversation With Ben Katchor
Nearly two decades after winning a MacArthur Genius Grant, Ben Katchor finds hope in the proliferation of independent comics—but not in many other places.
A Historian of Forgotten Resistance
From pirates to abolitionist dwarves, Marcus Rediker's research tends to unearth radical and oppositional communities.
How Much Longer Can the Milo Yiannopoulos Show Last?
In late December, alt-right enfant terrible Milo Yiannopoulos signed a book deal with Simon & Schuster that included a…
Wrestling, Politics, and the Violent Realities of 2016
Even people who have spent a lifetime ignoring professional wrestling are discovering they can overlook it no longer.…
Ghosts and the American Conscience
“The slave ships to the Americas are still sailing,” intoned the historian Marcus Rediker, “only they’re ghost ships…
Beyond Myth: When Steroids Are Just a Fact of Life
For powerlifter Mark Bell, using anabolic steroids to bench-press 600 pounds isn’t right, or wrong; it’s simply the way things work.
Why Are Self-Identified Straight Men Hooking Up With Each Other?
“I’m not gay,” the men would assure me. They told me this in gym locker rooms, via countless…