Monopoly’s Bad Cousin
The nation’s antitrust police, asleep for the past few decades, barely opening their eyes to buzz through the latest corporate mergers, finally …
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Why Hans Zimmer Won’t Be Making Music for the Metaverse
Produced by ‘Sway’ Hans Zimmer has spent his career scoring cinematic worlds, from the ancient Rome of “Gladiator” to the futuristic landscape of …
We Need to Pay Attention to China’s Nuclear Buildup
BEIJING — Forget about nuclear might. It’s time for the United States to talk to China about mutual vulnerability. It’s clear that Beijing is …
The Impact of the Browning of America on Anti-Blackness
One of the things I often hear as a person who frequently writes about race, ethnicity and equality, is that the browning of America — the coming …
What the ‘Halloween’ Movies Mean
I don’t only watch horror movies; this year, I have made a conscious effort to watch as many movies from the big horror franchises as I can. I …
Without Parental Leave I Might Be Dead
Imagine the following medical hypothetical: DOCTOR: We ran some tests and there is a watermelon growing inside you. PATIENT: How do we get it out …
Denmark’s Hard Lessons About Trust and the Pandemic
Since mid-September, Denmark has tried living as if the pandemic was over. Schools and workplaces are open. Until Friday, you could go to a bar …
How My Faith Shapes My View of Racism and History
I don’t remember the first time I was taught that the Civil War was not fought because of slavery. I am a white Texan, so this idea was simply in …
Cuba Crushes Dissent Ahead of Protest
Dissidents in Cuba remained forced inside their homes Monday, as a number of state security agents deployed across the country to prevent them …
‘Medusa’s Ankles,’ a Selection of A.S. Byatt’s Wildly Imagined Stories Across Three Decades
A.S. Byatt’s fiction, in the years since her best-selling and Booker Prize-winning novel “Possession” (1990), has been increasingly ornate …