Politics

"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins

Respecting the Waters
Jeremy Murray reviews three books on how the United States’ failure to ratify UNCLOS threatens global maritime order.
Jeremy MurrayJan 13, 2025
- Politics
- Law
Reclaiming Academic Freedom
Michael Meranze reviews David M. Rabban’s “Academic Freedom: From Professional Norm to First Amendment Right.”
Michael MeranzeJan 8, 2025
Talking Gets Us Nowhere
Ryan Hamilton reviews Disney+/Hulu’s series about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, “Say Nothing.”
Ryan Hamilton Dec 31, 2024
- Television
- Politics
Why Kill?
Manan Ahmed Asif considers Rollo Romig’s “I Am on the Hit List: A Journalist’s Murder and the Rise of Autocracy in India.”
Manan Ahmed AsifDec 28, 2024
- Politics
- Biography & Autobiography
Punching Below Weight
Ann de Forest reviews Paul Kahan’s “Philadelphia: A Narrative History.”
Ann de ForestDec 28, 2024
- History
- Politics
Snowflakes That Start an Avalanche
Anjali Vaidya reviews Jeremy Brecher’s “The Green New Deal from Below: How Ordinary People Are Building a Just and Climate-Safe Economy.”
Anjali VaidyaDec 26, 2024
- Politics
- Environment
From Woke to Solidarity
Michael S. Roth reviews Musa al-Gharbi’s “We Have Never Been Woke” and James Davison Hunter’s “Democracy and Solidarity.”
Michael S. RothDec 24, 2024
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
They’ll Still Be Carding You
Benjamen Walker reviews Greg Barnhisel’s “Code Name Puritan.”
Benjamen WalkerDec 24, 2024
- History
- Politics
La Belle Epoch
Arielle Gordon traces the rise of “The Epoch Times” through her grandmother’s text messages.
Arielle GordonDec 22, 2024
- Politics
- Memoir & Essay
Watching “The Diplomat” After Election Night
Paul Allen Anderson analyzes the failures of the liberal dream in Netflix’s “The Diplomat,” in light of Donald Trump’s reelection.
Paul Allen AndersonDec 15, 2024
- Television
- Politics
Syria: From Conflict to Transition
With the world’s eyes on Syria, Maxine Davey reflects on Najwa al-Qattan’s essay on Rania Abouzeid’s “No Turning Back” and the human cost of the civil war.
Maxine DaveyDec 15, 2024
- Politics
- History
A Soundtrack of Irrationalism
Blaire Briody considers localized extremism as portrayed in Sasha Abramsky’s “Chaos Comes Calling: The Battle Against the Far-Right Takeover of Small-Town America.”
Blaire BriodyDec 12, 2024
- Politics