Politics

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

The Marikana Massacre: Five Years Later
Alex Lichtenstein reviews two new books on the Marikana Massacre.
Alex LichtensteinAug 15, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
The Bird Has Flown: Sevan Nişanyan on His Escape from Turkish Prison
Turkish intellectual Sevan Nişanyan talks to Nick Ashdown about his escape from prison.
Nick AshdownAug 14, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
The Newark Rebellion at 50, and the Ghost of Ron Porambo
On the 50th anniversary of the Newark riots, our reviewer remembers the most important book to come out of the event that you’ve never heard of.
Eric NelsonAug 14, 2017
- History
- Politics
The Feminist Uses of Narrative Fiction: Jill Filipovic’s “The H-Spot” and the Search for Women’s Happiness
Jill Filipovic’s latest rehearses the arguments we’ve heard before, but the stories of the women she interviews show the real power of feminist imagination.
Alexandra VeriniAug 10, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Riding the Tiger, Riding the Wave: Christian Conservatives and Radical Anti-Modernism
Benjamin R. Teitelbaum on the resonance between the works of authors Charles Chaput and Rod Dreher and those of fascist anti-modernist Julius Evola.
Benjamin R. TeitelbaumAug 9, 2017
- Politics
- Religion
The Soft Nationalism of Amma, India’s Hugging Saint
India’s “hugging saint” may not be warm and cozy in her politics, says our correspondent.
Ariel Sophia BardiAug 6, 2017
Destiny Averted: Mining the Past to Save the Future
War with China might be likely but it is not inevitable, says Graham Allison’s sobering new book about great powers.
Joshua M. SilversteinAug 5, 2017
- History
- Politics
David Shields’s “Reality Hunger” in the Age of Trump; or, How to Write Now
Stephen Marche reflects on David Shields’s “Reality Hunger” in the age of Trump and the post-fact.
Stephen MarcheAug 5, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
The Thing About Guinea
Why is Guinea such an anomaly in its region? A new book says its socialism — while not always positive — helped keep the country out of ethnic wars.
Doug MerlinoAug 3, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
The Allure of Trump’s Narcissism
Does Trump fit the clinical definition of a narcissist? And if so, what does that say about the country that elected him?
Elizabeth LunbeckAug 1, 2017
- Politics
Between IS and God: What Must Be Understood
A top scholar of the Islamic State gets inside the story of the movement.
Rayyan Al-ShawafJul 31, 2017
The Fallacy of “The Turning Point” — A Critical Look at Mark Bowden’s History of the Battle of Huế
An otherwise admirable history of a single battle is hampered by a simplified thesis and excessive credit given to the “turning point theory” of history.
Gregory A. DaddisJul 31, 2017
- History
- Politics