Archive

The Neoliberal Feminist Subject
How neoliberalism is co-opting and undermining feminism.
Catherine RottenbergJan 7, 2018
Bannon and the Shakespearean Revenge Playbook
To understand Steve Bannon, you have to understand how deeply he — an avowed Shakespearean — misunderstood all the important lessons the Bard has to offer.
Lucian GhitaJan 7, 2018
Is Government a Protection Racket? How Wheat and Taxes Built the Ancient States
The foundation of the state isn’t warfare; it’s actually the tribute that a strongman would demand from your garden.
Antonio GilmanJan 6, 2018
Tiny Books of the Resistance
On the outside, they may be small, defiant, and cute, but inside they are much weaker.
Rachel Greenwald SmithJan 6, 2018
- Politics
What Is to Be Done?: On “Democracy in America?”
Long on diagnosis but short on solutions, a new book takes aim at broken American democracy.
Megan SandbergJan 6, 2018
- Politics
Trump Writes the Best Dialog
While Trump's rhetoric poses challenges when it comes to governance, its one virtue is that it is great literary dialog.
Aaron ThierJan 6, 2018
The Trolls of Academe: Making Safe Spaces into Brave Spaces
W. J. T. Mitchell on David Horowitz and the alt-right assaults on free speech.
W. J. T. MitchellJan 5, 2018
- Politics
Desperate to Connect
Jung Yun reviews “The Lost Prayers of Ricky Graves” by James Han Mattson.
Jung YunJan 5, 2018
- Noir
The Ethos of “Cool”: Robert Harrison on Jim Morrison and The Doors
Robert Harrison discusses Jim Morrison, The Doors, and the ethos of "cool."
Jan 5, 2018
“Locked Out of Time”: A Conversation with Deanne Stillman
Deanne Stillman talks about the lives of Western icons we thought we knew.
Heather Scott PartingtonJan 5, 2018
- History
The Paradox of the Press
Erin Coulehan describes the "paradox of the press": that journalism is being silenced to make room for social media "influencers."
Erin CoulehanJan 5, 2018
To Connect Them to Their Sensory: Talking to Edwin Torres
Andy Fitch interviews Edwin Torres, author of "In the Function of External Circumstances," from Nightboat Books.
Andy FitchJan 5, 2018
LARB Radio Hour: Russia, Romance, Revolution! Janet Fitch’s "The Revolution of Marina M."
Janet Fitch talks about her new work, "The Revolution of Marina M.," which tells the story of a young woman poet in the early days of the October Revolution.
LARB Radio HourJan 5, 2018
What Do We Owe Our Planet?
If humanity were originally charged with the stewardship of this world, as Genesis claims, then it is easy to think we have failed in our duties.
Philip KitcherJan 4, 2018
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Our Cha-Cha Toward Oblivion: Kurt Caswell Interviews John Lane
Kurt Caswell talks to John Lane about his new poetry collection, "Anthropocene Blues."
Kurt CaswellJan 4, 2018
- Poetry
Kind of Human
Timothy Morton’s latest book, "Humankind," is meant as an intervention of epochal scale.
Ted HamiltonJan 4, 2018
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics