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Richard Rothstein

The Making of a Judicial Coup

Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan’s new book reminds readers that the Supreme Court’s power to determine a law’s validity has no basis in the Constitution.

Alfred Hitchcock directing on the set of “Rear Window” in November 1953 with Grace Kelly and James Stewart

Scott Bradfield

A Veteran Critic’s Indictment of the Movies

David Thomson is the ultimate film buff. He also believes film has drastically distorted reality.

How Decades of Privatization Unleashed Trump’s Warmongering

An illustration of a bomber aircraft made out of graph paper

How Decades of Privatization Unleashed Trump’s Warmongering

Books & the Arts

A photo illustration of a child on a jungle gym, with negative space indicating other children who are not present as silhouettes in white

Are Fewer Children the Future?

More people are choosing not to have kids. And many who want them are struggling to conceive.

A steamroller with the front roller depicted as a roll of $100 bills

Why Does the World Put Up With the Dollar?

The global economy depends on the U.S. dollar, even when the U.S. acts erratically.