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His name was Jacques Ellul, and he predicted the future. Or to be more precise, the present. In 1954, Ellul, a French philosopher,... Read More

The literary agent is a mysterious and camera-shy creature, rustling busily in the literary undergrowth, her tracks visible only to those... Read More

Cities love their rivers. From Shakespeare’s Tiber “chafing with her shores” to Walt Whitman’s ode to the East... Read More

Recently, in a small bookshop in Paris (it is, in fact, called La Petite Librairie), I found my way to what was a shockingly wide selection... Read More

The NYU Executive Committee of the Student Government Assembly expressed “profound disappointment” that their graduation speaker... Read More

It’s perhaps not surprising that American poetry’s A-listers have come, of late, to espouse sincerity as both writing practice... Read More

Allie Rowbottom’s second novel, Lovers XXX, begins with a disappearance. Or, better yet, a pair of them. First, there is Jude,... Read More

In 1981, a young Steve Jobs—bearded, bespectacled, brown corduroy blazer over an open-collared shirt—sat in front of an Apple II... Read More

The infamous and much-maligned “Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?” article — published in The Atlantic in 2022 and written by... Read More

THE FIRST PAGE attends to “murky effects.” A man and woman trudge along Southwark Bridge under “a dark yellow... Read More

When was the last time you saw a teenage boy with a book in his hand? A phone, alas, probably all the time. But a book? Unless a teacher... Read More

In her 2001 memoir, A Life’s Work, Rachel Cusk writes that “in motherhood, a woman exchanges her public significance for a range... Read More

In “Jurassic Park,” there’s a scene that has outlived the spectacle of dinosaurs themselves. And it’s often... Read More

RCP's David DesRosiers discusses the ideas and institutions that make America exceptional on "Get Real" as we celebrate the Bradley Prize. Read More

On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney speak with... Read More

Many families I know are cutting summer road trips due to the highest gas prices many of us have ever seen. That’s especially sad given... Read More

The greatest literature ever published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read? Read More

Toward the end of Midwestern Death Trip, her richly detailed history of a region and war-report from its bars and supper clubs, Meaghan... Read More

The film critic A.S. Hamrah came to widespread attention in the late 2000s with a new form, a knockabout variant of the capsule reviews... Read More

In recent years, the challenge of escalating housing prices has become a major hurdle for young people looking toward family formation,... Read More

The Criterion Collection has a new series running called “Office Romances,” about the popular movies from the 1930s through the... Read More

The “girlboss” is back. The term, popularized in the 2014 book Girlboss, once positively connoted a woman who adopted traditional... Read More

People love to get angry about someone else’s taste, so this week I thought I’d take a crack at throwing a little gunpowder in... Read More

I find it upsetting when people who are clearly curious and artistically inclined choose to expend that energy in their romantic endeavors. I... Read More

BLUE MOUNDS, Wisc. – Ridglan Farms, a breeder of beagles for scientific experiments, has withstood attacks from the animal rights... Read More

I’ve been reading a bit about the tech titans and, in an era when reading is supposed to be finished, it’s striking how much they... Read More

Chancellor Gates, Rector Poston and members of the Board, President Rowe—thank you for the beautiful video and introduction and for the... Read More

In late March, I encountered a topless woman at the Kona Club Tiki bar in Oakland. Her hips gyrated with a steady mechanical squeak, her... Read More

Earlier this month, I stood beneath the towering frame of the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan and something my friend Mark, a New... Read More

In spring 2025, OpenAI rolled out an update of ChatGPT that featured a new image generator. The update proved wildly popular in large part... Read More

A few days ago, a major newspaper published an unusual piece of film criticism. The author wants fewer films released—has a journalist... Read More

Perhaps the greatest challenge every current affairs author faces is the inevitable decision of where to draw the line. As events continue to... Read More