Most Read from past 24 hours
The Culture-defining Power of 'The Paper'
- Culture, Entertainment, Uncategorized
- September 15, 2025
In Charles Dickens’ “Bleak House,” we encounter Mrs. Jellyby, a fanatical, crusading philanthropist who by correspondence and personal contacts hopes to bring education and trade to a remote part of Africa. Mrs. Jellyby spends much of her time dictating letters and memorandum to a “jaded and unhealthy-looking” girl who “seemed to have no article of
READ MOREIn an age when Americans are increasingly polarized, there’s something fascinating about the way Meghan Markle – the ex-actress, British duchess, and now Cali-girl extraordinaire – seems to unite us. No matter what poor Markle does, she always seems to leave many Americans with the idea that she’s a clueless pseudo-elite, eager to tell us
READ MOREActress, mother of two, and school activist Sophie Winkleman began her recent address on children at the 2025 Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Conference in London by describing a recent scene from a packed London bus. Standing over a young man and a young woman, both intent on their smartphones, Winkleman noticed that each was on a dating
READ MOREThe other day, this headline from Elizabeth Nickson’s Substack appeared on a website I visit daily: “’Give Us Back Our Fu**ing Money.’ How Washington Stole Everything.” Breitbart ran the following headline the same day: “Kyle Busch Threatens Opposing Driver: ‘I’m Gonna Wreck His A**!’” As reported in the article, that was the mildest of the NASCAR driver’s profanities.
READ MOREA friend of mine recently quit her corporate job to stay home with her two young children. Although the decision was one she’d long wanted to make, it wasn’t necessarily easy, for it meant saying goodbye to co-workers and a company she enjoyed, as well as a reduction in the family budget. It also meant
READ MOREMore and more Americans are learning less and less about the history of their own country. The latest results from “The Nation’s Report Card” revealed that eighth-grade scores in American history continued to tumble, with fully 40% of these young people failing to meet even basic level standards. A 2024 survey of college students demonstrated equally dismal results, finding
READ MORE