Life Isn’t a Narrative: A Conversation with JoAnn Wypijewski
The author of “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo” discusses the irrationality of sex panics.
The author of “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo” discusses the irrationality of sex panics.
Stephen Rohde reviews John Yoo's "Defender in Chief: Donald Trump’s Fight for Presidential Power."
Christine Grimaldi on the political history of Italian Americans, including those who love Trump.
The problem of obviousness in today’s protest art.
Mark Oprea reviews John Hibbing’s “The Securitarian Personality: What Really Motivates Trump’s Base and Why It Matters for the Post-Trump Era.”
The Democrats’ turn away from New Deal economic radicalism toward corporate soft power began in 1944 with the dumping of an influential vice...
LARB presents the special election installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Jordan Elgrably reviews "Homeland Elegies," the new book from Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar.
Lillian Avedian examines the campaign of persecution against an outspoken Russian artist and activist.
Andrei Rogatchevski delves into “It Will Be Fun and Terrifying: Nationalism and Protest in Post-Soviet Russia,” by Fabrizio Fenghi.
The American talent for wordplay can reinvigorate ideas and bring transformative politics.
A new biography does the seemingly impossible: it casts new light on the much-studied founding father of Haiti.
Bill Thompson reviews “Rebels in the Making,” the new Civil War history by William L. Barney.
A journalist travels his native Ohio to understand the rest of the country.
John Compton reviews L. Benjamin Rolsky's recently published book, "The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left."
Aliza Wong reviews "The Perfect Fascist," the new biography by Victoria de Grazia.
Are there any liberals on Arrakis? Daniel Immerwahr considers the backstory and political impact of Frank Herbert's "Dune."
Jordan S. Carroll on the alt-right's love of Frank Herbert's "Dune" series.
For Dear Television, Aaron Bady remembers what it was like to watch the soothing counterfactuals of The Queen's Gambit all the way back in October...
Marie Scarles considers “Defacing the Monument” by Susan Briante.
Brad Evans speaks with Richard Jackson, the director of the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS).
David Helps on the city where “City of Quartz” was written.