Politics

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

The Spy Who Funded Me: Revisiting the Congress for Cultural Freedom
Patrick Iber reconsiders the legacy of the Congress for Cultural Freedom.
Patrick IberJun 11, 2017
Marianne, Under Siege
Lauren Sarazen considers “Terror in France” by Gilles Kepel.
Lauren SarazenJun 11, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
Nothing Will Go Back: An Interview with Dr. Andrea Pető of Central European University
Stephanie Newman interviews Dr. Andrea Pető, a professor of Gender Studies at the Central European University in Budapest.
Stephanie NewmanJun 7, 2017
In Peru’s Brush with Autocracy, Lessons for the United States
Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno shares lessons on autocracy from Peru.
Maria McFarland Sánchez-MorenoJun 7, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
Facing the Feminist in the Mirror: On Sara Ahmed’s “Living a Feminist Life”
In all the messiness of Sara Ahmed's "Living a Feminist Life," it offers more than a healthy start.
Mariam RahmaniJun 6, 2017
Feminist Freedom Lies in Happiness
Heather Wood Rudulph speaks with Jill Filipovic about her new book, "The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness."
Heather Wood RudulphJun 5, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Something Is Rotten in the State of Lucis: On “Final Fantasy XV”
The game’s vision of America’s present resembles a familiar dream of America’s past. But is it a fantasy of America with chocobos, or without democracy?
Matt MarginiJun 5, 2017
- Politics
The Facts Must Matter: On “The Trouble with Reality”
Brooke Gladstone’s confidence that the facts will eventually assert themselves is galvanizing, but the book can’t tell us when, or how, or why.
Bradley BabendirJun 3, 2017
- Politics
What Gershom Scholem and Hannah Arendt Can Teach Us About Evil Today
George ProchnikJun 1, 2017
- Politics
The Awful Pleasures of Spiritual Pornography
A scholar of religion — attacked by conservative Christian authors — tries to understand their pique.
Alan LevinovitzMay 29, 2017
- Politics
- Religion
What Are We Still Doing in Guantanamo?
Molly McCloskeyMay 29, 2017
- Politics
Celebrity Warfare: Image and Politics in the Age of Trump
Stephen Marche on how reality TV has transformed politics.
Stephen MarcheMay 23, 2017
- Politics
- Television