That paradox explains the fair’s generosity. Absolutely nothing there is serious, so nothing, and no one, can be mocked, and people are free to be sincere. Belonging is usually gated by time, ...

The iconic line “Call me Ishmael” should be spoken dialogue, not voiceover. It should be the narrator trying to make ...

After you’ve finished reading today’s post, I hope you’ll check out the latest episode of “The Argument” podcast, where Jerusalem and I are joined by Jordan Schneider of ChinaTalk for a wide-ranging ...

The Trump administration finalized a new regulation governing student loans back in July. At the time, it didn’t receive much attention outside of the higher-education specialty press, though the New ...

Speaking of which, there’s also a bunch of works on the list that aren’t TV shows at all in a traditional sense. “Chernobyl,” ...

I don’t agree with her position on the new permitting reform bill, but I think Genevieve Guenther perfectly captures the disagreement between the left and center-left: The bill would facilitate the ...

At this point, everyone who cares about education policy at all has probably listened to Emily Hanford’s “Sold a Story” podcast series, or pretends to have, and is aware that there is a correct way to ...

You know the drill. Tuesday discussion post You know the drill. Halina Bennet ...

This was a slow week in housing news, but I had the chance to talk to Representative Josh Harder about the rollout of a new bipartisan Build More Agenda so wrote about that instead — you… r regularly ...

Before getting to the Mailbag, I want to say something about the increasingly salient A.I. debates happening online. Trying to think about policy involves forming views about a lot of contested ...

Apparently Matt’s a Center Square. Friday discussion post Apparently Matt’s a Center Square.