Politics

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

Queen Mary: On Mary Beard’s “Women & Power: A Manifesto”
Rachel Shteir on Mary Beard’s “Women & Power: A Manifesto.”
Rachel ShteirFeb 11, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Peter Thiel’s Unfortunate World: On “The Know-It-Alls” by Noam Cohen
A columnist takes a close look at Silicon Valley and finds it repulsive.
Bradley BabendirFeb 11, 2018
- Politics
- Science & Technology
“The Newcomers” Is an Antidote to Anti-Refugee Rhetoric Invading Politics
Jennifer Oldham interviews Helen Thorpe about "The Newcomers," in which she recounts the time she spent with teenage refugees as they learned English.
Jennifer OldhamFeb 10, 2018
Fascism Advisory in Effect
Trump’s “America First” policies have given a “new wind of support” to Greece’s fascist Golden Dawn party. Take heed.
Elle Kurancid, Marios LolosFeb 9, 2018
Kung Pao with the Brownshirts: My Evening with the German Far Right
Nationalist parties used to be verboten in Germany, but not anymore. Their favorite targets: career women and the city of Berlin.
Timothy WrightFeb 9, 2018
- Around the World
- Politics
The Long Shadow of Mitch: A New Book on Congress Stumbles Over Personalities
A book that tries to diagnose the problems with the US Senate suffers from the same disease: excessive partisanship.
Lori Cox HanFeb 8, 2018
- Politics
Reply to W. J. T. Mitchell’s “The Trolls of Academe”
David Horowitz responds to W. J. T. Mitchell's "The Trolls of Academe," and Mitchell offers his own rebuttal to Horowitz's reply.
David Horowitz, W. J. T. MitchellFeb 3, 2018
- Education
- Politics
White Collars and White Hoods: On “The Second Coming of the KKK”
"When the Klan was not underground, but sitting in the mayor’s chair." Robert A. Slayton reads Linda Gordon's history of the Ku Klux Klan.
Robert SlaytonFeb 1, 2018
- History
- Politics
The Bottom Rung of Migrant Hierarchy: Afghans in Istanbul
The precarious life of Afghan refugees in Turkey.
Fattah Lemar Rabiei, Helen MackreathJan 30, 2018
- Around the World
- Politics
A Spark Neglected Burns the House: On “The Future Is History”
"The Future Is History" is not just a journalistic account of Russia's national collapse. It’s also a profoundly novelistic account.
Nicholas CannariatoJan 28, 2018
Popular Feminism: #MeToo
This is the first installment in a bi-monthly column that will explore some of the different cultural facets of popular feminism.
Sarah Banet-WeiserJan 27, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Democracy Versus Liberalism
Roslyn Fuller considers Josiah Ober's "Demopolis: Democracy before Liberalism in Theory and Practice."
Roslyn FullerJan 26, 2018