Politics

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

The Border Wall
Casey Walker offers a personal relation to Trump’s Wall.
Sep 17, 2016
- Politics
Žižek’s Trans/gender Trouble
Che Gossett responds to Slavoj Žižek’s essay “The Sexual Is Political,” published in "The Philosophical Salon."
Che GossettSep 13, 2016
America First: Reading “The Plot Against America” in the Age of Trump
Mark P. Bresnan views the rise of Donald Trump through the lens of “The Plot Against America” by Philip Roth.
Mark P. BresnanSep 11, 2016
- Fiction
- Politics
Sermonizing in Pearls: Phyllis Schlafly and the Women’s History of the Religious Right
Neil J. Young examines the role of Phyllis Schlafly in modeling the ecumenical potential of the Religious Right.
Neil J. YoungSep 7, 2016
Eighty Years of James Agee
Christopher Knapp looks back on "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men."
Christopher KnappSep 1, 2016
UNESCO and the Strange Career of Multiculturalism
Does multiculturalism still have its revolutionary potential?
Jordan SandAug 28, 2016
What’s the Matter with Cancer Alley? Arlie Russell Hochschild’s Anatomy of Trumpism
Sean McCann on Arlie Russell Hochschild's “Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right”.
Sean McCannAug 22, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
The Toughness of Public Service: Clinton-Kaine and Walking the Walk
Praise for Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine’s pursuit of public service.
Julia Adeney ThomasAug 19, 2016
- Politics
Hope in the Ruins of Homs: Architecture and the Syrian Civil War
Frederick Deknatel reviews “The Battle for Home: The Vision of a Young Architect in Syria” by Marwa al-Sabouni.
Frederick DeknatelAug 17, 2016
An Extraordinary Person
Shirin Ebadi’s autobiographical “Until We Are Free” describes her struggle to erect human rights law in Iran after winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ameena Mirza QaziAug 17, 2016
A Tornado of Causes
Bridey Heing reviews Larry Tye's "Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon".
Bridey HeingAug 12, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- Politics
Why Do We Still Buy Oil From Thugs?
On Leif Wenar's "Blood Oil", the West’s problematic reality of oil trading, and how we can improve its morality.
Justin HughesAug 11, 2016
- Around the World
- Politics