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Culturally Determined

Writer Kat Rosenfield explains the origins of recent conflict in the young adult fiction community. Plus:Mining for controversy.

Culturally Determined

Doug Lain of Zero Books, publisher of Andrea Nagle’s Kill All Normies, explains how the alt-right differs from other forms of radical politics.

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Robert Wright asks Brian Greene whether the laws of physics leave room for outside intervention. Plus: The surprising appeal of “many worlds”.

Drezburt

Heather Hurlburt and Daniel Drezner on how the president is getting in his own way. Plus: The end of the axis of adults.

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John McWhorter argues that Confederate leaders like Robert E. Lee should be remembered, but not commemorated.

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Journalist Sarah Posner on how Trump’s open hostility toward the media strengthens his base of support. Plus: Trump’s nightmare scenario.

Culturally Determined

B.D. McClay, editor at The Hedgehog Review, contends that making the argument about Confederate monuments into a national debate is misguided.

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Bill Scher says that the surge in veterans running for office isn’t necessarily a boon for Democrats. Plus: Does biology beat culture?

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Brian Greene explains why a bizarre-sounding interpretation of quantum physics is taken seriously.

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Bill Scher explains why the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville both represents and rejects basic American values.