RealClearBooks January 8, 2026 Archives

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Curt Cignetti Taught Indiana Football How to Dream

Matt Dollinger The Ringer

Can Women’s Soccer in the U.S. Keep Up?

Louisa Thomas The New Yorker

'Industry' Blew Up the Bank—Then Got Right Back to Work

Daniel Riley GQ

The 45 Most Anticipated Movies of 2026

Max Cea Esquire

The Bleak History of the American Work Ethic

Nick Juravich The Nation

The Unexpected Charm of Is This Thing On?

Annie Berke The New Republic

Shakespeare and the City

Matthew Gasda First Things

My Playdate With the Watch Nerds

Steven Phillips-Horst The Cut

Marty Supreme Lives Up to the Hype

Spencer Neale The American Conservative

Jane Austen’s Persuasion: Conscious Love

Sam Buntz The Muted Trumpet

Socialism Is a Hate Crime

James Piereson The New Criterion

The Risky, Wild Fun of Launching a Literary Publication

Sadie Bell Marie Claire

Here Comes the AI Backlash

Christopher Caldwell The Free Press

What to Read to Understand Bowie

Alexander Larman The Observer