Actor John Leguizamo on his best roles, his worst film and another HBO special about his personal life.

Trump's chief of staff says the president is a "champion" for immigrants — somehow

Debates about celebrating Christmas go back to the 17th century

There's nothing new in the right's strategy to arbitrarily weave together a most unlikely combinations of U.S. foes

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Say "happy holidays" and Bill O'Reilly will howl. Christians, though, fought to suppress the holiday for centuries

Has racism fueled Donald Trump's unlikely ascendence in the GOP? Yes, and here's how we know

Readers respond to "Ben Affleck Sexy?" by Sheerly Avni.

A "stupid" test shows that the Puritan ethic lives on. Why do we insist on learning lessons from the books we read?

A revisionist argues that historians have turned the authoritarian, conformist puritans into reflections of their own complex, Harvard-educated selves.

A brash band of young writers issues a screed against "dinosaur" authors and calls for a return to storytelling.

There were plenty of political players, both left and right, making boneheaded mistakes in 2015

"The Witch" is able to capture the Puritan nightmare in a way the best historical scholarship cannot

"Matrix 4" writer on the clash between Trump's right-wing revolution and the Democrats' "wishful thinking"

Yes, you can still dress up as your favorite black hero or character, but there's a way to do it – without racism