Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Monday, 20 April 2015

Intellectuals
The Ghost of Cornel West

The Ghost of Cornel West

President Obama betrayed him. He’s stopped publishing new work. He’s alienated his closest friends and allies. What happened to America’s most exciting black scholar?
By Michael Eric Dyson
Essay
Object Lesson

Object Lesson

Why we need physical books.
By William Giraldi
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Science Fiction's White Boys' Club Strikes Back

George R.R. Martin: “We’re SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY FANS, we love to read about aliens and vampires, and elves. Are we really going to freak about Asians and Native Americans?”
By Jeet Heer

Have Pollsters Become Too Powerful?

The scary tale of a poll that may have cost the United Kingdom $67 billion over the next decade.
By Edward Platt

Obamacare Is More Popular Than It Seems—If You Discount These People's Opinions

Those who support repealing the Affordable Care Act reside disproportionately on the periphery of the law itself.
By Brian Beutler