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Now on Netflix, the invigorating documentary “Is That Black Enough for You?!?” borrows its title from a line in the 1970 caper “Cotton Comes to Harlem.” That movie was no highlight of the cultural revolution afoot. But for one especially rich decade, 1968-1978, Black representation finally got a foot in…

History is linear, yet it is punctuated by discontinuities. Things that seemed like fixtures in the firmament of the global order sometimes vanish overnight. On Dec. 26, 1991, the Soviet Union disappeared after 69 years. On Sept. 11, 2001, American security vanished in the blink of an eye. This year…

There was no “red tsunami” during this year’s midterm elections. There wasn’t even a red wave. In fact, the editors of the National Review called it a “red mist.” Republicans did have notable success in a few places, particularly in Florida and parts of New York state.

In the run-up to the midterm elections, President Joe Biden couldn’t resist taking a shot at one of the Democratic Party’s favorite scapegoats. As Americans continued to face high prices at the pump, Biden blasted oil and gas companies for “war profiteering” off Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.