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Archive Fever: Los Angeles Review of Books’ Post-Election Roundup
In light of the election, LARB editors present a selection of archival pieces that reveal what we know (and do not) about ourselves as a nation.
Politics
"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins
Trump l’Oeil
Gideon Jacobs peers into the uncanny valley of the Republican President-elect.
Gods of the Moment, Choosing Who Lives or Dies
Evan Hill reviews Alexander Ward’s “The Internationalists: The Fight to Restore American Foreign Policy After Trump.”
Decisions, Decisions
Matt Hanson asks why so many voters are still undecided with such a clear choice.
A Technicolor Key to Trump’s Desires
Bill Lattanzi illuminates Trump’s dark fantasies through the lens of a Hollywood classic, Melville Shavelson’s “Houseboat.”
Eastern Moonbeams
Jonathan Conlin reviews Nile Green’s “Empire’s Son, Empire’s Orphan: The Fantastical Lives of Ikbal and Idries Shah.”
On Cat Memes, Cannibalism, and Election Lead-Up Laughter
Maggie Hennefeld writes on the powers and perils of satirical laughter in the run-up to the 2024 US elections.
Is It Time to Have Real Universal Suffrage in the United States?
Paul Finkelman reviews Richard L. Hasen’s “A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy.”
Manuscripts Don’t Burn
Raymond De Luca reviews a long-awaited new film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel “The Master and Margarita.”
Cop Cities Mock Cities
Stuart Schrader examines the historical origins and current ramifications of “cop city” complexes.
Is Trump “America’s Hitler”?
Donald Trump is sometimes compared to Adolf Hitler in his narcissism and authoritarianism. Tom Zoellner looks at German history for parallels and contradictions.
A Chaos of Privilege and Prejudice
Charlie Tyson identifies a political turn in Alan Hollinghurst’s latest novel, “Our Evenings.”
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