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What is the meaning of cynicism? In the case of artists, either a totalizing form of ineffable despair or a fully ironic attitude devoid of any meaning or true regard; in the case of philosophers and scholars, a paralyzing skepticism that allows

What is identity politics? The exercise of a form of a political life that raises a particular constitutive aspect of one’s personal identity above the others... Shaun Kelly and Dustin Trabert suggest a new way to approach identity.

"We are not hostile to [corporations]; we are merely determined that they shall be so handled as to subserve the public good. We draw the line against misconduct, not against [...]

Exterior. Night. A foggy airfield. Mike Bloomberg gets out of a car, followed closely by John McCain, right hand in the pocket of his trench coat. Mike Huckabee and Sarah [...]

In recent days, a number of concerned citizens belonging to an incredibly distinguished organization have petitioned Ben and Jerryís to follow the example set by a Swiss restaurant and substitute [...]

In the classic film The Third Man, Holly Martins, an American writer of dime novels, goes to postwar Vienna looking for his old friend Harry Lime, who has gotten involved [...]

This past spring, primary elections were being held in the United States and races won and lost by candidates seeking to be their parties’ nominees to the presidency. During that [...]