The Contest submission period begins at 6:00 a.m. on Dec. 27, 2025, and ends at 11:59 p.m. E.T. on Jan. 31, 2026 (the ...
We gave our readers a one-word writing prompt: “Flight.” ...
I received an advance copy of the late Mario Vargas Llosa's novel "I Give You My Silence," scheduled for publication in late ...
Poetically, Tolkien’s long struggle to realize his vision — the self-doubt that led to long pauses in composition, his ...
Opinion

Rising above the din

When ‘Babu’ and ‘Da’ become national issues, the voice of a 22-year-old Aurobindo Ghosh from Baroda can still be heard above the political din in contemporary India. Writing a series of essays in 1893 ...
Iconic American intellectual Norman Podhoretz died earlier this month, peacefully at 95. Reading this news, I recalled a ...
The Fulcrum on MSNOpinion

Why academic work matters for a movement

When I began publishing research on elections and representation, I always imagined the audience as primarily academic - ...
It’s upsetting to me that the author singles out Palestine with no reference to Israel, particularly in light of the Hamas ...
Mr. Rosenblatt is the author of “Making Toast,” “Kayak Morning,” “Cold Moon” and the satirical novel “Lapham Rising.” ...
The Palm Beach Post reviewed several of its 2025 opinion pieces, reflecting on local, state, and federal government issues.
There are a few activities in life I enjoy more than a nap. Naps get a bad rap in our society, probably because they connote ...
A newspaper can sometimes feel like a fire hose, delivering a steady stream of information to the reader. This person was ...