Justice Frankfurter had the last word on academic freedom

Justice Felix Frankfurter, in his concurring opinion in Sweezy v. New Hampshire (1957), made a standing principle. He argued ...

However they’re taught, young people need role models outside school

A young person today is regularly exposed to the flaws in our system, not the sublime structure created by the Framers.

Let a plastic surgeon tell you: Looksmaxxing is self-destructive

Thank you to Renée Graham for bringing attention to the trend of “looksmaxxing” in her recent column “We are all looksmaxxers ...

The value of garbage collectors, the burden of our trash

We give little thought to, and often stigmatize, the army of service people who do the menial yet vital tasks that keep us ...

In Taylor Swift’s beach town, every clue becomes a wedding rumor

The rumors, so far, have proved unfounded. But they offered a glimpse into life in Watch Hill, the Rhode Island beach community in the town of Westerly, close to the Connecticut border, where Swift ...