The performing arts can help solve America’s empathy crisis
We’re losing our connection with one another. Performing arts education can help us get it back
Judges call out Trump DOJ for “unlawful,” “unethical” and “unseemly” conduct
Federal judges have criticized the administration's prosecutors in hundreds of cases since Trump took office.
Kaitlan Collins and CNN are complicit in the Trump circus
The press didn't just cover Trump's White House Correspondents' Dinner meltdown — it enabled it
How Patti Smith helped Lenny Kaye find his solo voice
After decades collaborating with Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye has finally released his first true solo album
Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new poll of Texas’ U.S. Senate race
The poll found the Austin Democrat with a surprising edge.
The colonial reckoning “The English Patient” adaptation couldn’t capture
"But Have You Read the Book?" revisits the adaptation of "English Patient" which favored romance over history
Trump’s great private school handout
A provision now taking effect under the Big Beautiful Bill sends students to private schools at public expense
Trump and Musk both want to control America’s history
The frenemies' strange obsession with historical "accuracy" has disturbing connections to big AI
Madison police killing shows accountability can’t stop at ICE
Corey Ruiz's death in Wisconsin shows that local police need scrutiny too