Politics

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

What Is to Be Done?: On “Democracy in America?”
Long on diagnosis but short on solutions, a new book takes aim at broken American democracy.
Megan SandbergJan 6, 2018
- Politics
The Trolls of Academe: Making Safe Spaces into Brave Spaces
W. J. T. Mitchell on David Horowitz and the alt-right assaults on free speech.
W. J. T. MitchellJan 5, 2018
- Politics
What Do We Owe Our Planet?
If humanity were originally charged with the stewardship of this world, as Genesis claims, then it is easy to think we have failed in our duties.
Philip KitcherJan 4, 2018
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Kind of Human
Timothy Morton’s latest book, "Humankind," is meant as an intervention of epochal scale.
Ted HamiltonJan 4, 2018
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
Shuck the Police: Are We Done with Traditional Law Enforcement?
The science of keeping public order is moving in two directions: computer-enhanced supercoverage and a retreat from the spaces that police used to dominate.
Adam GreenfieldJan 2, 2018
- Politics
The Great Attention Heist
A new book on how attention became a commodity.
John Bell, John ZadaJan 1, 2018
- Politics
- Science & Technology
A Carnal Contact with Reality: On Pasolini’s Novels
On a great director’s neglected novels.
Daniel FelsenthalDec 24, 2017
How to Read Star Wars
"Star Wars is sacred to millions, and millions are blind to Star Wars." M. W. Lipschutz on the 13 ways of reading the franchise.
M. W. LipschutzDec 22, 2017
The Pure Products of America Go Crazy: A Conversation with Kurt Andersen About “Fantasyland”
Scott Timberg interviews Kurt Andersen about his latest, “Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-year History.”
Scott TimbergDec 20, 2017
Egypt and the Enemy Within
Carol Berger and Marie-Jeanne Berger report on recent developments in Egypt, in the wake of attacks on security forces and civilians.
Carol Berger, Marie-Jeanne BergerDec 20, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
In Search of Strong Women
Priyanka Kumar considers Manal al-Sharif's "Daring to Drive" and Omar Saif Ghobash's "Letters to a Young Muslim."
Priyanka KumarDec 18, 2017
Where It Happened: Documenting the American Places We’d Like to Forget
A gorgeous photo album of America’s unvisited places of its troubled past.
Tom ZoellnerDec 18, 2017