Folk Culture

Tucker Carlson’s eyes narrowed as he conjured the image. A Donald Trump victory, he said at a campaign event in...

In thinking about the days and weeks after November 5, when unfounded attacks on the vote count and the integrity...

The fictional president Josiah Bartlet dropped into a Democratic canvassing headquarters in a Madison, Wisconsin, strip mall last Sunday morning....

Michel Houellebecq’s skills as a stylist don’t get the respect they deserve. Yes, he has been called France’s most important...

Has any man in history talked about “how much he hates rats” more than New York City Mayor Eric Adams?...

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Last month, an energy think tank released some rare good news for the climate: The world is on track to...

In September, Secret Service agents apprehended a man carrying an AK-47-style gun near Donald Trump’s Palm Beach golf course—in an...

Under normal circumstances, you would not expect a crowd of regular Americans—even those engaged enough to go to a political...

The twinge begins in the afternoon: toes. At my desk, toes, itching. Toes, toes, toes. I don’t normally think about...