Politics

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

“A Strange Sort of Periscope”: John Freeman on Poetry and Politics
Angela Stubbs interviews John Freeman about his debut poetry collection, the creative process, and inequality in the United States.
Angela StubbsOct 24, 2017
- Poetry
- Politics
Hollywood, Los Angeles Spies, and the Underground Battle Against Hitler
Two new books tell the story of how one alarmed volunteer in L.A.’s Jewish community helped take down Nazi spies in the years leading up to World War II.
Chris YogerstOct 23, 2017
- History
- Politics
Beyond the Bathroom: Centering and Affirming Non-Binary Trans Perspectives in Heath Fogg Davis’s “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?”
Jacob Lau on “Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?” and the importance of challenging the sex-discrimination regime at its administrative heart.
Jacob LauOct 22, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Street Fighting Men: Antifa’s Origins in the ’60s and ’70s
Mark Bray misses opportunities to convincingly rebut antifa skeptics.
Luca ProvenzanoOct 21, 2017
- History
- Politics
Our National Scream: On Jared Yates Sexton’s “The People Are Going to Rise Like Waters Upon Your Shore”
Jared Yates Sexton’s new book on the Trump phenomena is keenly observed — but without the necessary questions.
Blake MorlockOct 20, 2017
- Politics
We Can’t Stem the Tide of Language Death
Laura McPherson on the importance of documenting endangered languages before they vanish.
Laura McPhersonOct 19, 2017
The Ins and Outs of Europe’s Deep Establishment
Stan Persky looks at Yanis Varoufakis's "Adults in the Room," the memoir of Varoufakis's brief tenure as Greece’s minister of finance in 2015.
Stan PerskyOct 17, 2017
Black Threads in the Civic Quilt
Rahuldeep Gill considers Ta-Nehisi Coates's "We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy."
Rahuldeep Gill, Rahuldeep Singh GillOct 14, 2017
- Politics
To Be Continued, or Who Lost the Civil War?
Keenan Norris on the durability of Confederate kitsch.
Keenan NorrisOct 12, 2017
- History
- Politics
Remaking the University: Metrics Noir
A review of three trenchant critiques of the culture of metrics.
Christopher Newfield, Heather SteffenOct 11, 2017
- Politics
- Remaking the University
Money for Nothing
A book proposing a universal basic income makes some compelling arguments, but falls short of closing the deal, says our reviewer.
Benjamin CunninghamOct 9, 2017
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
The Once and Future Mark Lilla
Mark Lilla’s incendiary new book is at once a stirring call for liberal unity, and an argument that shows some defects on closer scrutiny.
Justin Dean LeeOct 9, 2017
- Politics