‘Barbie’ captures those thoughts that are difficult for women to express.
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Why ‘Oppenheimer’ Matters
The father of the atomic bomb still speaks to the danger of complacency.
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The Real Problem With Asset Managers
Rich people collect the vast majority of capital income. There’s a better way.
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Drowned in the Stream
Hard-hitting filmmaker Amy Ziering on why journalistic documentaries are facing extinction
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Is Capitalism Really Cracking Up Nation-States?
Quinn Slobodian’s new book shimmers with libertarian dreams but fails to demonstrate that zones are splintering national governments.
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Casablanca for Real
The Netflix series ‘Transatlantic,’ on the 1940-1941 rescue of refugees from Marseille, is well worth watching, and contrasting with the shameful neglect of refugees in 2023.
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Days of Plunder
Two new books call ‘private equity’ what it actually is, but neither offers much hope for emancipation from our eternal hostile takeover.
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Why Gun Jokes No Longer Work
Tragedy + Tragedy + Tragedy + Tragedy …
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It Takes a Village for Elder Care, Too
The toll that caring for aging parents takes on their children can be allayed only by expanding our caring networks.
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BlackBerry: When the Tech World Met Wall Street
The new film charts the conflict between making a good product and pleasing investors.