Politics

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

On the Front Lines of Climate Change
Todd Miller’s new book about climate migrancy and border security.
Martha PskowskiDec 2, 2017
A President Out of Control
Stephen Rohde on Katy Tur's "Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History."
Stephen RohdeNov 28, 2017
Won’t Get Fooled Again: Malcolm Harris’s “Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials”
Jacqui Shine reviews Malcolm Harris’s “Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials.”
Jacqui ShineNov 26, 2017
- Politics
Does Liberalism Still Have a Future?
Jeffrey C. Isaac on Mark Lilla, Edward Luce, and where American liberalism goes from here.
Jeffrey C. IsaacNov 22, 2017
- Politics
Government Policies That Created Our Segregated Cities, and What Can Be Done About It
Anne Richardson considers Richard Rothstein's "The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America."
Anne RichardsonNov 21, 2017
- Law
- Politics
Post-Traumatic Whiteness: How Vietnam Veterans Became the Basis for a New White Identity Politics
Joseph Darda looks at how war trauma became the basis for a white identity politics that adapted the politics of multiculturalism for its revanchist ends.
Joseph DardaNov 21, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
The Instinct to Protect Each Other: An Interview with Vanessa Grigoriadis
Eric Nelson speaks with Vanessa Grigoriadis about “Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus.”
Eric NelsonNov 17, 2017
- Law
- Politics
For Some, the Lines Are Blurrier — Sex, Power, and Campus Assault
Feminist activist Kamilah Willingham discusses Vanessa Grigoriadis’s “Blurred Lines” and a generational divide.
Kamilah WillinghamNov 17, 2017
- Law
- Politics
Postcards from the Edge: The Voices of Hard Times in Today’s United States
A new anthology doesn’t quite explain Trump’s rise, but it does shed light on a persistent American problem.
Sean WoodardNov 14, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
I Knew Somebody Would Come: Svetlana Alexievich’s Wars
Paul Delany on Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich and the legacies of war.
Paul DelanyNov 14, 2017
“I’ll Take You to a Place Called Italian Hall”: On Daniel Wolff’s “Grown-Up Anger” and the Calumet Massacre of 1913
Darryl Holter reflects on “Grown-Up Anger” by Daniel Wolff.
Darryl HolterNov 12, 2017
Redefining Jewish Authenticity: An Interview with Eli Valley
Nathan Goldman speaks with Eli Valley about Trump, Kafka, the John Podhoretzes of the world, and "Diaspora Boy: Comics on Crisis in America and Israel."
Nathan GoldmanNov 11, 2017