Rules Are for Schmucks: Cake Wars

by Luis Granados

The spread of same-sex marriage has spawned a number of side issues, including some involving cakes. In Des Moines, Iowa, for example, marriage equality... Read More

Small River, Long Ago

by Janet Asimov

In those pleasant little towns on Thames, you may hear the fall of the water over the weirs, or even, in still weather, the... Read More

From the Magazine: The Interstellar Stakes Against God Global Warming Hardly a Ringing Endorsement for an Architect

by Julian Friedland

Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that something like the doomsday scenario depicted in Christopher Nolan’s latest film, Interstellar, were actually to take... Read More

Paul Krugman and the Elephant in the Room The “liberal conscience” may be alive, but the progressive movement isn’t

by David Niose

Remember hope? And change? For those who still thought rational, fact-based, human-centered, progressive public policy was within reach, 2014 was the year that the... Read More