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TMI and Monsters from the Id
A theory of why Americans are wallowing in self-pity and voting for bad character. Plus, I talk textiles and foreign affairs—and an expert defends my…
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My First Amendment concerns with ‘The Anxious Generation’
I love and respect my friend and co-author Jonathan Haidt, but I don’t always agree with him.
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3 Three Body Problems and the Appeal of Science Fiction
Plus a not so hot take and upcoming lectures in Indiana and South Carolina
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From the Archives: Women and Men Are Like the Threads of a Woven Fabric
The historical achievements and experiences of women and men are like the intertwined warp and weft threads of a woven fabric. Remove either and you…
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Adam Smith Discussion Tomorrow and Question Time Returns
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Cormac McCarthy’s Sideline: Freelance Copy Editor
The Pulitzer-Winning Novelist Enjoyed Helping Academics Clean up Their Work
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Adam Smith Is Moving
Our next book discussion will be on February 26.
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Halftime question: Should Our Book Discussion Wait Two Weeks?
Some of our regulars can't attend and the selection is long.
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From the Archives: Pat Buchanan's South Carolina Problem
Trump wants to slap an additional 10 percent tax on all imported goods. His advisers tell us it would bring textiles back to South Carolina. But times…
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