In Philip Roth’s 2000 novel, “The Human Stain,” classics professor Coleman Silk is drummed out of his college for asking his class whether several absent students were real or “spooks.” Silk wasn’t ...

Anyone who’s been to a college graduation ceremony in their life knows that they are some of the most boring, torturous events ever forced upon young people. The worst part is usually the speech from ...

Listen to new episodes on your smartphone or other device. Emmy and Grammy Award-winning comedian Patton Oswalt discusses the evolution of comedy as a form of free speech. Unparalleled reporting, ...