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August 29, 2018
7:00 - 9:00
The Top Ten of 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re proud to present our most-read essays of the year, listed below in reverse order. If you enjoy these…
The Masculine Mystique
The emotional experience of direct and renewed acquaintance with the realities of selective pressure, such as the sudden introduction of sexual jealousy into a seemingly…
Natural Systems
In retrospect, the novel reads as a hinge between two emerging visions of human connection: one drifting toward abstract, digital networks, and the other toward…
In 1968 at the national party conventions, William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal—two ideological and personal rivals—debated the issues of the day and traded insults. It was an explosive political spectacle that presaged the culture wars and today’s polarized media landscape. Following a short screening, Rick Perlstein (author of Nixonland) and Modern Age editor Daniel McCarthy will discuss the Buckley/Vidal debates, and their historical context and relevance today, in a moderated conversation led by Timothy Crimmins. At a time of deep division, it’s worth asking: Has there ever been civil discourse in America?
Presented by The Point, Illinois Humanities and the Public Media Institute; RSVP here.