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A Hope Manifesto for Times of Resistance
Keli Goff is inspired by “The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela.”
Politics
"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins
Plenty
Anne Anlin Cheng on Lauren Greenfield’s new documentary "Generation Wealth."
Irrational Authoritarianism: Ismail Kadare’s “The Traitor’s Niche”
Ani Kokobobo on an allegory of modern authoritarianism set in the Ottoman Empire.
The “Intellectual Dark Web” Is Nothing New
The intellectual superstars of the Trump era are not as new as they fancy themselves.
Friends and Enemies: On Slogan Tees
"The popularity of the slogan tee is evidence of the dissolution of the political." Rachel Greenwald Smith on the recent popularity of the slogan tee.
In Praise of Incivility: The Appropriate Posture in a State of Emergency
Incivility to Trump administration public officials is, in itself, an insufficient response. They deserve much worse.
It’s in There Somewhere
Have we been here before? Bryan Wisch reviews Jon Meacham's "The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels."
Killing Democracy to Save It
How an idealistic defense intellectual concluded that democracy is often its own worst enemy.
Trump and the Magic Yams
What linguistic anthropology tells us about the appeal of Trump's lies.
A Talk About Democracy
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's speech, delivered at the Getty Center, about the legacy of Thomas Mann and the state of democracy today.
Who Is a Beneficiary? You Are.
"The Beneficiary" is not invested simply in exposing liberal American hypocrisy. Instead this is a study of the uneasy place we live intellectually.
A Mood of Revolt
A rock star of the 1968 student protests in Paris sees a similar movement emerging, 50 years later.
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