Politics

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

Sex Ed for Christians
A pair of new books challenge conventional assumptions about sex and Christianity.
John ComptonApr 23, 2018
The Biggest Baby: A Conversation About Donald Trump with Ben Greenman
Seeking the elusive heart of Donald J. Trump.
Jonathan KendallApr 19, 2018
- Fiction
- Politics
Did Foucault Reinvent His History of Sexuality Through the Prism of Neoliberalism?
Daniel Zamora and Mitchell Dean draw parallels between Michel Foucault’s “History of Sexuality” and the rise of neoliberalism.
Daniel Zamora, Mitchell DeanApr 18, 2018
The City and the Pen: An Excerpt from Shlomo Sand’s “The End of the French Intellectual”
LARB presents an excerpt from Shlomo Sand’s “The End of the French Intellectual,” translated by David Fernbach and out this month from Verso.
Shlomo SandApr 17, 2018
After a Grim Year for LGBT Rights, the Way Forward
Graeme Reid, director of the LGBT Rights Program at the Human Rights Watch, on a grim year in LGBT civil rights and what it means for the path forward.
Graeme ReidApr 16, 2018
“Living in the Shadows of the Dead”: Cathy Otten’s “With Ash on Their Faces”
Cathy Otten’s new book tells the tragic story of the Yezidi women taken captive by ISIS.
Ryan BoydApr 16, 2018
Mutate or Die: Eighty Years of the Futurians’ Vision
As writers, artists, literary agents, and editors, the collective effect of the Futurians after their dissolution in 1945 was magnificent.
Sean GuynesApr 14, 2018
- Politics
- SF
Navigating “The Epic City”
A multifarious portrait of a giant South Asian city.
Gary SinghApr 13, 2018
My Small America: An Interview with Hanif Abdurraqib
On aging rappers, Confederate statues, baseball logos, and surviving Donald Trump.
David BreithauptApr 12, 2018
The Art of Nameless Violence
"At the moment, it seems as if only Muslim countries in whose wars the West is involved can produce artists for the global market."
Faisal DevjiApr 11, 2018
The Surprising Roots of Recent White Extremism
On Kathleen Belew's "Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America."
Joseph DardaApr 9, 2018
- History
- Politics
Stepping into the Void: A New Agenda for Global Labor
Pranab Bardhan suggests a way forward for the global working class.
Pranab BardhanApr 9, 2018