Articles written by: Daniel Bastian

Review: Whiteout

Review: Whiteout

A master of storytelling delivers a high-strung thriller just compelling enough to dispel disbelief.

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The Vaccine that Rescued a Generation

The Vaccine that Rescued a Generation

Plagues like polio have brought civilizations to their knees throughout recorded history. This time, we fought back.

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The Examined Life—A Short Poem

The Examined Life—A Short Poem

A mercifully brief poem, of which there may be more.

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Review: The Drive-In

Review: The Drive-In

A two-shot pulse of comedy and horror, The Drive-In is a goretastic romp through B-movie stardom.

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Are We More Peaceful? John Gray Says No

Are We More Peaceful? John Gray Says No

John Gray challenges the thesis of Steven Pinker’s book The Better Angels of Our Nature (2011).

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The Case of the Missing ‘Hot Spot’

The Case of the Missing ‘Hot Spot’

Climate physics predicts a ‘hot spot’ in the tropics. Is this prediction vindicated by the temperature record?

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Taxonomizing the Climate Change Commentator

Taxonomizing the Climate Change Commentator

The media can improve the public conversation on climate change by labeling its participants appropriately.

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Review: The Unlikely Disciple

Review: The Unlikely Disciple

Kevin Roose’s sojourn turned memoir is an honest, transparent, balanced look into a cultural divide that seems more unbridgeable by the year.

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After Year Away From Religion, Pastor Loses Belief in God

After Year Away From Religion, Pastor Loses Belief in God

The pastor who tried atheism out for a year has announced his conclusion.

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Review: The Black Cloud

Review: The Black Cloud

Fred Hoyle’s sci-fi debut continues to transport readers to places science cannot yet take us.

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Theory of Everything: Mini-Review

Theory of Everything: Mini-Review

A pair of electrifying performances from the film’s leads creates an emotional tour de force and one of the most powerful films to grace the big screen this year.

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David Barton’s Monument of Lies

David Barton’s Monument of Lies

A Christian scholar reviews pseudo-historian David Barton’s book on Thomas Jefferson — and finds it doesn’t hold water.

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