MAGA fails to conquer arts and music
Trump’s losses at the Kennedy Center and Freedom 250 follow Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl humiliation
John Travolta’s directorial debut is a rare piece of spellbinding autofiction
"Propeller One-Way Night Coach" finds John Travolta indulging in auteur theory. It's not to be missed
Texas Senate race shows the rot runs deeper than Trump
Ken Paxton and the Trump administration are throwing the kitchen sink against James Talarico
In Trump’s Cabinet, flattery is the job. Governing is secondary
A New York Times review of hours of meetings found officials spend more time fawning than governing
Right-wing Christians want to exclude people like me — I’d rather reach out
At the Christian gathering in DC, the message to Muslims like me was clear. From my grave, I'll preach coexistence
If what we say is true, the Shaolin and the Wu-Tang are unstoppable
How the Wu-Tang Clan turned their kung fu obsession into an immortal philosophy
Do Americans really know how much the world hates us?
The global romance with America turned sour years ago. Now the world's ready for a divorce
How Trump squandered the economic recovery
In January 2025, the president was set up for success. Instead, he blew it
Tennessee’s attempt to whitewash “Roots” was stopped — for now
The attack on Alex Haley’s landmark work is part of a sweeping assault on Black history
This Pride Month, will no one think of the straight people?
Heteropessimism is real, but it isn’t the danger The New York Times thinks it is