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Nothing to Fear, but …
Robert Zaretsky tackles “The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis” by Martha C. Nussbaum.
History
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw
Get Lots of Happenings: On Mike Wendling’s “Alt-Right: From 4chan to the White House”
Houman Barekat considers “Alt-Right: From 4chan to the White House,” an analysis of far-right internet culture by Mike Wendling.
Claude Lanzmann’s Ghosts
On the monumental challenge of remembering the dead.
Specter of a White Minority
Robert L. Tsai explores how the specter of a white minority fuels contemporary conservative discourse.
Blighted by Empire: What the British Did to India
Omer Aziz indicts the Western amnesia around colonialism.
The Artist Malevich Takes a Walk in Vitebsk
Shifra Sharlin on the radical potential of artist Kazimir Malevich’s provincial flânerie.
Assembling a New Left
Terence Renaud explores the historical context of “Assembly,” a book on new left theory by Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt.
From Watching to Participating: Kate Bredeson and Lars Jan Discuss 1968 and Jan’s Stage Production of Joan Didion’s “The White Album”
Kate Bredeson and Lars Jan discuss 1968 and Jan’s stage production of Joan Didion’s “The White Album.”
The Political Print: On David Francis Taylor’s “The Politics of Parody”
Jake Fuchs reviews “The Politics of Parody,” a literary analysis of British satirical prints by David Francis Taylor.
Democracy by Numbers
The challenges of partisan gerrymandering are not new, nor is the hope that mathematics can offer a cure.
Waves of Mutilation: An Excerpt from Jeff Melnick’s “Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America’s Most Infamous Family”
LARB presents an excerpt from Jeff Melnick’s “Creepy Crawling: Charles Manson and the Many Lives of America's Most Infamous Family.”
The Lone and Level Sands
A lively history of an underappreciated resource.
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