Although “Gaslight” is set in the 1800s, it speaks loudly about the modern world. After all, the acclaimed play originated the term “gaslight” and investigates the dark corners of relationships and ...
Sitting so deep within the modern vernacular, the term gaslight is likely more well-known than its etymology in the 1938 Patrick Hamilton play. Rather than being a play about manipulation, the modern ...
It is one of the most popular movies of the 1940s, and a lot of its impact on society can even be cited to this very day, but Gaslight has a lot of interesting facts about it that make it even more of ...
John Wilson is right (“No One is Gaslighting You,” Aug. 20, 2025) that the term “gaslight” can be abused and manipulated in ways that are tendentious, ad hominem and not empirically sound, as can many ...
In response to my column last week about “the myth of antisemitism at Harvard,” I received an email claiming, “Your argument is deeply antisemitic and morally bankrupt,” and adding, “Accusing victims ...