Books & the Arts / A conversation with the German theorist about the history of Western philosophy and more. Daniel Steinmetz ...

Ten Modern Mystics and Their Extraordinary Lives” is an impressive work of participatory journalism. Pintak, “an avid student of the perennial truths at the core of the world’s religions,” not only ...

The text says that governments are human constructions. The legitimacy of governments depends upon democratic consent, not ...

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Our declaration of revolt against kings and intrusive parliaments was possible because of the theoretical framework provided ...

The first six months of the Trump administration have not been kind to the experts and the degree-holding classes. Almost daily during the tariff hysterias of March, we were told by university ...

HQ Trivia’s iconic host—used a life-altering psychological retreat to transform his cynical inner critic into a grateful Phish fan, ...

Western Civilization has brought great advances in culture and economics, yet no one is more relentless in trying to destroy ...

A Yiddish translation of “Arabian Nights” sounds like the set-up to a Borscht Belt joke. Yet, as a recent finalist for a ...

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Hovering behind Janiak’s book is another, Nancy Mitford’s “Voltaire in Love,” her 1957 account of the same story and people, albeit with an emphasis marginally more on the man and far less ...