Politics

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

DOOMguy Knows How You Feel
Learn rage and to reconnect that rage to the joy of its expression.
Ajay Singh ChaudharyMar 16, 2017
- Politics
Make Spain Great Again! The Transhistorical Ties Between Donald Trump and Christopher Columbus
Tzvetan Todorov, who died last month, had a prophetic vision of Donald Trump in his 1984 retelling of the conquest of the Americas.
Karen Elizabeth ParkMar 14, 2017
- History
- Politics
When Democracy Doesn’t: Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Sean McCoy visits a New Mexico county to find out why this rural community would flip from Obama to Trump.
Sean McCoyMar 13, 2017
- Nonfiction
- Politics
Making Sense of “The Weird and the Eerie”
Mark Fisher’s “The Weird and the Eerie” is a fitting tribute to an author who had the rare capacity to write lucidly about dark and difficult things.
Roger LuckhurstMar 11, 2017
- Politics
- SF
In Memoriam: Mark Fisher
Mark Fisher's fans, friends, and colleagues remember the author of "Capitalist Realism" and "The Weird and the Eerie."
Carl Freedman, Dan Hassler-Forest, Ellie Mae O’Hagan, Jeremy Gilbert, Roger LuckhurstMar 11, 2017
When Every Opinion is as Good as Any Other: On “The Death of Expertise”
“I think the people in this country have had enough of experts.”
Nikita Lalwani, Sam Winter-LevyMar 9, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Word Power
Brian K. Goodman on Timothy Garton Ash's "Free Speech."
Brian K. GoodmanMar 7, 2017
The Revolutionary Force of Stupidity: A Conversation with Matt Taibbi
Gregg LaGambina talks to Matt Taibbi about his new book, "Insane Clown President."
Gregg LaGambinaMar 7, 2017
- Politics
The Never-Ending Lukács Debate
With the Budapest City Council recently deciding to remove Georg Lukács's statue, G. M. Tamás looks back on the Hungarian philosopher.
G. M. TamásMar 6, 2017
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
In the Joint
How do we end mass incarceration? John Pfaff has some inconvenient answers.
Josh JacobsMar 5, 2017
- Law
- Politics
No More Utopias
Gail Pellett reviews Beverley Hooper’s new book on foreigners in China.
Gail PellettMar 3, 2017
Out-Gay, Alt-Right: The Two Milos
Kyle Mustain exposes the two versions of Milo Yiannopoulos.
Kyle MustainMar 3, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics