'The Third Man': Film-Noir Style With Moral Substance
Released 75 years ago, Carol Reed’s classic stars Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles in a profound, ravishingly shot story of human depravity in postwar Vienna.
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12 Books to Read: The Best Reviews of August
The liberation of Paris, the Round Table revisited, learning history via video game and more books highlighted by our reviewers.
The Taliban's Assault on Music
The group recently announced that it has destroyed more than 21,000 musical instruments in the past year—part of its broader, brutal effort to crush the spirit and culture of the Afghan people.
Kamala Harris Soars Above CNN
The Vice President embraces Bidenomics, if Trump can exploit it.
Surgeon General Prescribes Much Bigger Government…
…but how high a dose can the patient tolerate?
The Big Trouble in AMLO's Mexico
His one-party power play would violate the USMCA. Where’s Joe Biden?
Florida vs. Michigan on Public Unions
States move in opposite directions in fights over employee freedom.
Israel Rescues a Muslim Hostage
Israeli soldiers risked their lives to free an Arab taken hostage and held for 10 months by Hamas.
Ranked Choice May Die in Alaska
Proponents of the system wage a lawfare campaign against a repeal initiative.
Polonius Makes Way for Pickleball
With no Shakespeare in the Park this year, I gave the sport a try.
Mohamad Jebara, 'Reclaimer' of the Quran
Fundamentalists have erred, he thinks, in seeing Islam as a force for conformity.
Business Backs Away From DEI
Companies end their bias policies under new legal scrutiny.
Israel Turns Up the Heat on Hezbollah
As the war in Gaza winds down, the old rules no longer apply in the north.
Art Subsidies and U.S. Higher Ed
The Dutch ended up with warehouses full of pieces nobody wanted. We have piles of worthless degrees.
'A Promised Land' Review: Jewish Roots of the Tree of Liberty
During the Revolutionary era, Jews sought and subsequently celebrated freedom in America—and worked to expand its blessings.
U.N. Casts Little Light on Heat
The international body’s latest climate-change alarms are more about demagoguery than data.
A Conservative Leftist Surges in Eastern Germany
Frustrated voters flock to Sahra Wagenknecht, a former communist who appeals to social stability.
Biden's Burning Oil Tanker in the Red Sea
The undeterred Houthis attack a ship and risk an environmental disaster.
Alaska's Ranked-Choice Voting Games
The GOP’s candidate in third quits the ballot to help beat Rep. Peltola.
Jack Smith's New Trump Indictment Sniffs at the Supreme Court
The special counsel largely brushes off the recent immunity ruling.
