The film Don Jon, recently released in theaters, has spurred a widespread media discussion about the ills of pornography. NPR, the Atlantic, and Ethika Politika all have interesting stories on the ...

When I told a writer friend of mine I was writing about sentimentality, he said, surprisingly, “Are you for it or against it?” Conventional wisdom holds that sentimentality is categorically repugnant, ...

Let's explore Christmas: is it a time of genuine celebration or just an opportunity for unbridled consumerism?

A little more than a century ago, Sherwood Anderson’s “Winesburg, Ohio” introduced a new kind of American novel: one composed of short stories that share a setting and that elevate, one by one, ...

Conservatives recognize that social order is hard to achieve and easy to destroy, that it is held in place by discipline and sacrifice, and that the indulgence of criminality and vice is not an act of ...

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum recently announced the 2020 Modern Baseball Era (1970-1987) ballot which is comprised of nine distinguished ball players and one legendary executive. A 16 ...

Raoul Moat persuaded himself that he was as much a victim as the people he shot. The many tributes to him show that others take this seriously Credit: Photo: NORTH NEWS Turning on the radio one day, I ...

"Murderbot" Season 1 ends with the titular robo finally managing to make the connections with people like it's seen on its many serials - only to decide to leave them and forge its own path. The ...