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Hurricane Harvey and the End of the Administrative State
Susan Zakin argues that the reaction to Hurricane Harvey indicates the end of the administrative state.
Susan ZakinSep 7, 2017
The Long Exile: Achy Obejas’s “The Tower of the Antilles”
Dan Lopez on the murky and precarious position of the exile in Achy Obejas’s “The Tower of the Antilles.”
Dan LópezSep 6, 2017
- Fiction
The Cosmopolitanism of the Poor
An essay from "Cosmopolitanisms," edited by Bruce Robbins and Paulo Lemos Horta
Magdalena Edwards, Paulo Lemos Horta, Silviano SantiagoSep 6, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
Navahrudak’s Native Sons: A Report from the Kushners’ Belarusian Homeland
Linda Kinstler reports from Navahrudak, Belarus, a town with a deep history and a link to the Trump administration.
Linda KinstlerSep 6, 2017
Meet the LARB China Channel Team, Part 4: A Double Q&A with Advising Editors Mengfei Chen and Maura Elizabeth Cunningham
A Q&A with Mengfei Chen and Maura Elizabeth Cunningham, advising editors of the new LARB China Channel.
Jeffrey WasserstromSep 6, 2017
The Fifty-Year Rebellion: How the U.S. Political Crisis Began in Detroit
The roots of our social divides can be perceived through the flames of the Detroit riots a half-century ago, says an excerpt of a new book.
Scott KurashigeSep 5, 2017
- History
- Politics
McDonald’s as America: A Conversation with Chris Arnade
Photographer Chris Arnade discusses his use of McDonald’s as a point of entry into the communities he documents.
Sam Jaffe GoldsteinSep 5, 2017
- Art & Architecture
- Cultural Studies
Twenty-Six Notes on Cannibalism
Notes on viewing Goya’s “Saturn Devouring His Son.”
Anca L. SzilágyiSep 5, 2017
- Art & Architecture
Mark Lilla and the Future of Post (Identity) Liberalism
Omri Boehm reviews "The Once and Future Liberal" by Mark Lilla.
Omri BoehmSep 5, 2017
An Offering to Mind and Body: A Review of Lois P. Jones’s Night Ladder
Kate Kingston reviews Lois P. Jones’s “Night Ladder.”
Kate KingstonSep 5, 2017
Future Frankensteins: The Ethics of Genetic Intervention
Philip Kitcher looks at two new books about ethical quagmire of genetic modifications.
Philip KitcherSep 4, 2017
- Science & Technology
Those She Left Behind
Lesley Trites reviews “Watch Me Disappear” by Janelle Brown.
Lesley TritesSep 4, 2017
- Noir
Snap as Revolutionary Time
This piece appears in the LARB Print Quarterly Journal: No. 15, Revolution. Become a member to receive the LARB Quarterly Journal.
Sara AhmedSep 4, 2017
Jimmy’s Blues
What does it mean when James Baldwin says that he is a blues singer?
Clifford ThompsonSep 4, 2017
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
Three Questions for Sarah Rafael García Regarding Her Short-Story Collection, SanTana’s Fairy Tales
Daniel A. Olivas interviews Sarah Rafael García about her short story collection "SanTana’s Fairy Tales."
Daniel A. OlivasSep 4, 2017
Immigration into the Bosom of America
John Joannes reflects on Tom Gjelten's "A Nation of Nations," recently reissued in paperback.
John JoannesSep 3, 2017