Staff Reviews
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.
Voices from Afghanistan
Without intending to, Peter Eichstadt makes the case for getting out of Afghanistan.
The Place Beyond the Pines and The Host
Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper wrestle with fate, a sci-fi flick goes down for the count.
Hacking for Freedom
Cory Doctorow's sequel to Little Brother explores the struggle for civil liberties on the Internet.
Olympus Has Fallen and Admission
Gerard Butler battles North Korean invaders, Tina Fey takes on Princeton.
Spring Breakers and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
James Franco scuzzes it up, Steve Carell tries to work some magic.
Making Sense of Medieval History
A new book about 10th-century Europe brushes past evidence that might complicate its narrative.
Stoker and Jack the Giant Slayer
Nicole Kidman in a nasty chiller, director Bryan Singer in a land above the clouds.
Beyond the Limits of the Constitution
A leading liberal law professor abandons the Constitution in the name of understanding it.
The Century That Stammered
A classic history of American cranks and radicals comes back into print.
A Good Day to Die Hard and Beautiful Creatures
A Bruce Willis franchise continues, and a brand-new one begins.
