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Disturbers of the Peace
Jeffrey C. Isaac sees modern American parallels in Benjamin Nathan's book about Soviet dissidents.
Politics
"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins
Basic Stuff About Reality
Devin Thomas O’Shea reviews David Roediger’s “An Ordinary White: My Antiracist Education.”
Is the Media Alright?
LARB Radio Hour presents excerpts from the February 2025 live discussion and podcast taping on the current challenges facing the media.
The Victory Picture
Alessandro Camon considers the vicious circle of visible carnage.
The Transversal Spirit of the Feminist Strike
Amy Reed-Sandoval considers feminist anti-fascism in the writings of Verónica Gago.
The Mystery of Neil Gorsuch
Andrew Koppelman delves into Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze’s “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law.”
Learning from Park Planned Homes
Kate Wolf considers Gregory Ain’s Altadena housing development in the wake of the Los Angeles fires.
The Law Is Not Always to Be Trusted
Columbia professor Bruce Robbins wonders what the Trump administration is so afraid of, as it deploys ICE agents to campus to detain student protesters.
Hope and Disillusionment
Jeffrey Wasserstrom reviews Clare Hammond’s “On the Shadow Tracks: A Journey Through Occupied Myanmar.”
Rereading “Sula” After the Fall of Roe
Kelly Marie Coyne revisits Toni Morrison’s “Sula” in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s overturning.
This Is What Democracy Looks Like!
Andrew Tonkovich reviews Sue Coe and Stephen F. Eisenman’s “The Young Person’s Illustrated Guide to American Fascism.”
The Man Who Knew the Price
Spencer Weinreich examines the late Alexei Navalny’s memoir “Patriot.”
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