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The Limits of Clean Lines: On Jordan Peterson’s “Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life”
David Wolpe looks at the new book from Jordan Peterson, “Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life.”
Cultural Studies
"Culture is an instrument wielded by professors to manufacture professors." — Simone Weil
Pronominal Strife
Bryan A. Garner considers "What’s Your Pronoun?," the recently published book by Dennis Baron.
Freethinkers Versus the Monsterverse: An Excerpt from “The New Enlightenment”
LARB presents an excerpt from Peter B. Kaufman’s “The New Enlightenment and the Fight to Free Knowledge.”
Pitching the Discipline
Sebastian Lecourt considers "Humanist Reason," the new book by Eric Hayot.
The Case for Loitering
Anandi Mishra meanders through “Aimlessness,” the new book by Tom Lutz.
A Look at Nothing: On Susan A. Crane’s “Nothing Happened: A History”
Vesper North considers "Nothing Happened," a new history by Susan A. Crane.
Politics as Identity: A Conversation with Tobias Carroll
Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy talks with Tobias Carroll about his new book, “Political Sign.”
Pointing Out the Elephant: On Sean Griffin’s “The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus”
Simon Franklin praises “The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus” by Sean Griffin.
Still Arab
Reflections on the 10th anniversary of the Arab uprisings: language, identity, and the politics of despair.
What If We Saved Ourselves?
Brian Lin maps out the terrain of racial struggle in the literary world.
Travelogue of the Exodus
Charles Dunst reviews Anne Goldman's "Stargazing in the Atomic Age," her search for modern Jewish identity.
The Fallacy of American Studies: A Conversation
On xenolinguaphobia and the provincialism of American Studies.
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