Ross Douthat+

Ross Douthat credits this book with uniquely opening the door to contemporary post-liberal conservative arguments.

Ross Douthat values this work as the essential text that established the foundation for the #MeToo era.

Ross Douthat recommends reading this book to understand the biological complexities of parenthood and the nuances of the maternal-fetal relationship.

“The primary one is that the deeper you go into the biological substrates of motherhood and fatherhood, the easier it is to come back up with a dark or cynical view of the masculine role in human reproduction.”

Ross Douthat values this work for its persuasive, nuanced analysis of how the massacre at Fort William Henry functioned as a critical turning point in North American history.

Ross Douthat recommends his own book as the foundation for the discussion on stagnation and the potential for extraterrestrial encounters to provide a solution.

“So far as I noticed, not that many reviews of The Decadent Society engaged with the book’s deliberately weird ending”

Ross Douthat considers this the most well-executed example of the author's recent work despite its narrative flaws.

Ross Douthat highlights this title as a key example of the extraordinary creative output from the author's first decade.

Ross Douthat identifies this as part of the essential early collection that defines King's literary legacy.

Ross Douthat classifies this among the "S" books that form the pinnacle of King's creative run.

Ross Douthat praises this film as an excellent work that, like The Matrix, has been misappropriated by segments of the culture while capturing profound alienation.

Ross Douthat values the film for its ability to deliver an evocative and streamlined mythic story that effectively captures modern alienation.

Ross Douthat values this series for its unique ability to capture the realities of working-class struggle and its profound subversion of the prestige-TV anti-hero trope.

“What Mare represents is what the Church represents, and even if you suffer as much from her as for her, in the end she’s still your mother and there’s no home without her.”

Ross Douthat values this series for its impressive narrative cohesion and its rare ability to make viewers sympathize with morally compromised characters.

“it’s achieved an impressive cohesion overall, with strong performances and compelling characters embedded into a complex, fascinating, horrifying story that (mostly) avoids predictability and caricature.”

Ross Douthat values this show as the best in television history and an essential mirror for examining the conditions of American decadence.

“the show as a whole as an example of how the way to make serious art under decadent conditions is to hold a mirror up to decadence itself.”