Even Reagan knew better than to try to destroy it. A new book makes the case for strengthening the popular program
Yet another new thriller is being touted as the heir to Gillian Flynn's blockbuster, but it's not a simple formula
Thursday, Jan 29, 2015 12:00 AM UTC 0NYTBR ducks asking Handler about racist jokes at National Book Award -- or the racial subtext to his new novel
Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015 9:22 PM UTC 0"Driving the King's" author talks about Nat King Cole, the South and when it's OK to take liberties with history
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015 11:59 PM UTC 0A British writer fed up with Danish monoculture asks whether Nordic nations have really created the best societies
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015 12:01 AM UTC 0Alex Gibney's adaptation of Lawrence Wright's hit scientology expose "Going Clear" premiered at Sundance yesterday
Monday, Jan 26, 2015 3:55 PM UTC 0We don't know all the details about the opaque world of military contractors. An expert lays out the real story
Sunday, Jan 25, 2015 7:00 PM UTC 0Trust science, not myth: Religious hucksters with claims of immortal souls are lying. Let's embrace reality
Sunday, Jan 25, 2015 5:30 PM UTC 0Yes, LBJ was savvy and imposing. But he did not arm-twist his way to success — and neither could Barack Obama
Saturday, Jan 24, 2015 7:00 PM UTC 0A new Vanity Fair feature shows how far author E.L. James went to protect the "50 Shades" world for her fans
Thursday, Jan 22, 2015 8:15 PM UTC 0The "Dear Thief" author on why we're only just starting to see great novels about female friendship
Thursday, Jan 22, 2015 8:00 PM UTC 0The Facebook founder's book club choices are a useful (and kind of touching!) window into his inner life
Thursday, Jan 22, 2015 12:00 AM UTC 0Two-dozen maxims from the filmmaker
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015 8:53 PM UTC 0It's not about merit: In politics and in our own lives, what we know about choices others make can drive our own
Monday, Jan 19, 2015 9:30 PM UTC 0Pryor may have grown up emulating Cosby's rhythms, but personally, politically and stylistically, they diverged
Monday, Jan 19, 2015 8:00 PM UTC 0The essayist Eula Biss tells Salon how she got to know the anti-vaccine crowd -- and how she learned real empathy
Monday, Jan 19, 2015 6:00 PM UTC 0Cornel West reminds us why the FBI called Martin Luther King Jr. "the most dangerous man in America"
Monday, Jan 19, 2015 2:30 PM UTC 0We know we're at the movies, but sometimes jump, bawl and squeal anyway — and genius brain science explains why
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