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Pseudo-Conservatism, the Soldier Male, and the Air Horn
"Male Fantasies," as a psycho-political investigation of authoritarian manhood in extremis, offers a powerful heuristic for our present situation.
Politics
"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins
Our Sovereign Father, Donald Trump
On Extinction and Capitalism
"Extinction: A Radical History" is an accessible and politically engaged examination of our current age of mass extinction.
Donald Trump, The Coen Brothers, and the Decline of the American Middle Class
Behind the angry talk of Trump supporters is the recognition that the world they were promised, the world of "Hail, Caesar!," is gone.
Melissa Click and American Anger
The firing of Melissa Click at the University of Missouri and Donald Trump.
The Conservative Mindset
For Russell Amos Kirk, American conservatism was an attitude or mindset, not an explicit political program.
Baseworld
"Base Nation" remains a distressing and tremendously helpful resource for grappling with the global geography of the American armed forces.
Why Conservatives Hate Fiscal Policy
It is time for policy makers to embrace stimulative fiscal policy.
Arthur Miller at 100
We’ve come to expect that artists will be celebrated on their 100th anniversary, whether alive or dead. Here’s why we should remember Arthur Miller.
Bodies on the Line
Justin Campbell interviews the author, pastor, and public intellectual Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou.
“How I Became This Woman with Razor Blades Between Her Teeth”: Making the Sonia Sanchez Story
When we talk about the Civil Rights Movement, we often don't talk about the women who fought for blackness, beauty, and power — women like Sonia Sanchez.
A “Just and Liberal” Vision of War
Grandin wants us to think about "the outsized role" Kissinger "had in creating the world we live in today, which accepts endless war as a matter of course."
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