Disdain: The Root of Our Diseased Politics There is an unmistakable tone that has seized our public sphere that has made not only our politics but many forms of open exchange dismally disengaged from opposing viewpoints. By Andrew Eil
Right Wing Israeli Group Blacklists Left-leaning Artists Im Tirtzu leaders plan to release a so-called blacklist of a hundred prominent figures that it categorizes as “left wing.” By Vida Weisblum
The New McCarthyites The national madness known as “McCarthyism” began 60 years ago in Wheeling, W.Va., when Joseph R. McCarthy held up a By Joe Conason
Hedge Fund Billionaire Ken Griffin Loans Rare US Founding Documents for Public Display By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly