By Apr 04,2013

Get Married. Or Don’t.

Writing at Slate earlier this week, Julia Shaw noted that “these days, young, married couples are an anomaly.” I think she’s right. I also think that trying to convince women...

By Jan 24,2013

Jean Valjean, the Anti-Ubermensch

People don’t usually want to suffer, but we tend to honor those who do, especially when they suffer through conviction of some enduring principle. Think of Mother Theresa, Lu Xiabo,...

By Jan 17,2013

Celebrate Lance Armstrong’s Doping

Lance Armstrong’s confession is sure to spark another frenzied hunt for the hundreds of still-unknown doctors, trainers, and athletes who have engaged in the doping business over the last decade....