Cultural Criticism

The Savage Mind: A Reckoning with America’s Violent Legacy

The Savage Mind is not a metaphor. It is a diagnosis. In his most personal and ambitious book to date, … Read more

The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality by Amanda Montell is a blend of cultural criticism, personal memoir, … Read more

Halal Sex: The Intimate Lives of Muslim Women in North America by Sheima Benembarek is the book that finally breaks … Read more

Ever wonder why you feel accomplished on paper but empty inside when you stop to think about who you’ve actually … Read more

Does the constant stream of sexual images in everyday media leave you wondering how we reached a point where extreme … Read more

Do you ever catch yourself believing something simply because everyone around you believes it, without ever questioning why you hold … Read more

Do you ever feel like the values you’ve been handed—morality, truth, even happiness itself—are borrowed from someone else’s playbook, and … Read more

Do you believe in God because you genuinely know it’s true, or because you simply can’t bear the thought of … Read more

Do you ever feel a nagging sense of discontent despite living in the most comfortable era in human history? Why … Read more

Do you ever wonder why you feel exhausted even though machines do more work than ever before? Why does technology … Read more

Do you ever feel like the world has become too fragile—where words wound like weapons and disagreement feels like danger? … Read more

Why should I ask you to read a difficult feminist classic from 1975 in 2026? Because Against Our Will taught … Read more

Do you ever feel informed all day, yet strangely less able to think, remember, argue, or care? Neil Postman’s Amusing … Read more

Does your career success feel strangely hollow — like you climbed the right mountain and found nothing at the top? … Read more

Have you ever wondered why Western societies seem to be systematically dismantling their own safety nets, prioritizing the well-being of … Read more

Does the life you’re living actually belong to you—or was it handed to you, shrink-wrapped in pink ribbon, long before … Read more

Does it ever feel like the world has split in two, and you’re not sure which side of the mirror … Read more

Why do so many ordinary people suddenly distrust elite universities like Harvard University or Yale University? If you’ve ever wondered … Read more

Do you ever love a trashy romance novel or blast a rap song with lyrics that make you cringe, all … Read more

What if your loudest doubts about God are actually pointing to something you can’t quite name—yet can’t quite shake? Does … Read more

Ever wonder why your doubts don’t go away—even after you’ve “tried” faith—because your brain keeps asking for receipts? The Case … Read more