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A quarter-century ago, amid a political environment obsessed with the decline of “family values,” a book was published that methodically blew holes in the myth-making at the heart of this outlook. The title summed it up: “The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap.” Stephanie Coontz’s 1992 book was a work of…

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Ukrainians, and many Europeans and Americans, are defining an envisioned Ukrainian victory as the complete expulsion of all Russians from its 2013 borders. Or, as a Ukrainian national security chief

Although commercial entities can contribute positively to health and society there is growing evidence that the products and practices of some commercial actors—notably the largest transnational corporations—are responsible for escalating rates of avoidable ill health, planetary damage, and social and health inequity; these problems are increasingly referred to as the commercial determinants of health. The climate emergency, the non-communicable disease epidemic, and that just four industry ...

Victor Davis Hanson on the Roman novel by Petronius.

Eric Alterman’s history of U.S. views of Israel asks why the topic is so lethal—and minds so unpersuadable.

John Steele Gordon on “Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell,” by Jason L. Riley.

Victor Davis Hanson on the economic system of Silicon Valley.

Driving sustainable and profitable business growth requires the right mindset, strategy, and capabilities. Here’s a road map for successful leadership.

The disengagement theory states that the elderly will remove themselves from many social networks. Learn about the disengagement theory.