RealClearBooks July 8, 2026 Archives

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Self-Flagellation Nation

Frank Filocomo RealClearBooks

The Worst Ending to the Best U.S. Men’s World Cup Ever

Brian Phillips The Ringer

A Cancellation Novel’s Lunar Sequel

Paul Franz UnHerd

‘Jackass’ Was the Last Great Boys’ Show

Suzy Weiss The Free Press

How Historians Took Over Liberal Punditry

Katherine Kelaidis The New Republic

The Orchard

Farahn Morgan Long Road Home

Great Cinematic Odysseys to Prepare You for 'The Odyssey'

Eileen Jones Jacobin

REVIEW: Élisabeth by Éric Rohmer

Mesha Maren Zona Motel

Rachel Aviv on Motherhood

Greta Rainbow The Guardian

How Reasonable Doubt Launched Jay-Z's Legacy

Son Raw POW Magazine

So, Tell Me, Jack, Why AI Thinks It Can Write a Novel

Craig Nova Arcade Publishing

The Beginning of the Story

Sam Axelrod Los Angeles Review of Books

Theōria and the Disappearance of Form

Adam Robbert Romanticon

Copyright Is Not Enough

Zoey Forbes The Dial

Want More Babies? We Need More Friends

Rob Henderson City Journal

‘Obsession’ Features a Moral Imagination

Nora Kenney Mittiga Word on Fire

N+1

Naomi Kanakia Woman of Letters

“Social Media Addiction” Is Complicated

Sally Satel & Stephen Morse Persuasion

Bartending on the Edge of Fame

Stinson Carter Esquire

A Dim Flicker

Samuél Lopez-Barrantes The Metropolitan Review

Shuffling Toward Cincinnati

Adrianna Michell Cleveland Review of Books

Planned Man's Links of the Day

Podcast: Peace in Our Time by Compact

Available this week: "Colossus" by Ross Barkan

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