Politics

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

Does Public Education Have a Future?
A new book makes a case for public schools because of what they used to do, not what they’re now doing.
Nicholas TampioDec 16, 2017
- Education
- Politics
Richard Posner: The Federal Court Maverick Turns Detractor
Allen Mendenhall on Richard Posner's fiery "The Federal Judiciary: Strengths and Weaknesses."
Allen MendenhallDec 15, 2017
- Law
- Politics
Passing and Being Passed Over in the United States
A new anthology on the social pressures of passing.
Kavita DasDec 15, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
Situating the Enslaved: Eunsong Kim’s “Gospel of Regicide” and the Politics of Allyship
Renee Hudson looks at the relationship between betrayal and revolution in Eunsong Kim’s “Gospel of Regicide.”
Renee HudsonDec 14, 2017
Reform Under the Fire of Radicalism
A new book about five icons of the 20th-century American left.
Tom GallagherDec 14, 2017
- History
- Politics
The Legacy of Eric Garner: Policing Still Going Wrong
The killing of Eric Garner gets a nuanced treatment from one of the left’s most polarizing stylists.
Shehryar FazliDec 11, 2017
- Politics
Anti-Fascism Beyond the Headlines: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore Interviews Mark Bray
Mark Bray talks about the media response to his book “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook.”
Mattilda Bernstein SycamoreDec 11, 2017
- History
- Politics
A Recipe for Coping in Trump’s America
Two books on the Trump era offer a mixed blessing. Yes, he’s out of control. But the kitchen may be your best place of refuge.
Randle BrowningDec 10, 2017
- Food & Drink
- Politics
Permanent Precarity for American Millennials
Reece Rogers is rallied by “Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials” by Malcolm Harris.
Reece RogersDec 9, 2017
The Politics of the Ostrich: On Pascal Bruckner’s “Un racisme imaginaire: La querelle de l’islamophobie et culpabilité”
Reza Zia-Ebrahimi exposes the real danger of “Un racisme imaginaire” by Pascal Bruckner.
Reza Zia-EbrahimiDec 7, 2017
The Engineers and the Political System
In a way that was never the case for previous generations, engineering today is politics, and politics engineering.
Aaron TimmsDec 6, 2017
The Guy in the Kitchen
Susan McCallum-Smith and Andrew O’Hagan discuss Julian Assange, Bitcoin, the invention of Ronald Pinn, and O'Hagan's latest book, "The Secret Life."
Susan McCallum-SmithDec 5, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics