Staff Reviews
The Paradox of Habeas Corpus
Habeas corpus can be a check on executive power-but it can also legitimize it.
Man of Steel and The Bling Ring
Superman returns yet again, and teenage fame junkies make housecalls.
This Is the End
A new beginning for Seth Rogen, James Franco, and the rest of the Apatow all-stars.
FDR's Friend in New York
How Franklin Roosevelt and Fiorello La Guardia transformed the American state.
Jaron Lanier's Strange Fantasy
A social critic has a bizarre proposal to save the middle class.
The Internship and Much Ado About Nothing
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in Google land, Shakespeare in Santa Monica
Doc Savage
America's most infamous advice columnist offers an uneven collection of insights and platitudes.
After Earth and Now You See Me
Will Smith's crash landing, Jesse Eisenberg's all-star magic act.
The Hangover Part III and Before Midnight
Bradley Cooper trapped in a sequel from hell, Richard Linklater back in classic form.
Are Savages Noble?
Two new books ask whether our ancestors were right about food, sex, war, and trade.
Obama's Dysfunctional Foreign Policy
Under Barack Obama, American foreign policy has been both adrift and destructive.
Zoning Kills Affordable Housing
How established homeowners use regulations to stop new low-cost homes.
Giving Teachers Freedom
Teachers know their classrooms better than administrators do. Why don't they have more power to act on that knowledge?
You've Got Your Nerves in My Depression!
A book on the "depression" diagnosis takes its critique in the wrong direction.
Mud and Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
Matthew McConaughey scores again, Ricky Jay defies belief.
The Case Against Libertarian Paternalism
There is no practical, objective way for an outside observer to define another individual's best interest.
Oblivion and Upstream Color
Tom Cruise copes with a post-apocalyptic future, new indie offers a baffling present.
A Never-Ending Game of Cat and Mouse
The battle between smugglers and the state forged the U.S.
The Infinite World of Bioshock
Bioshock Infinite makes a strong case that video games can be great pop art.
How Free Markets and Human Ingenuity Can Save the Planet
A review of The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas.
To the Wonder and Disconnect
Terrence Malick stuck on repeat, Jason Bateman standing tall in the cyber-dark.
