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Our Bayard, the Celebrity: On George C. Wolfe’s “Rustin”
Marcus Lee looks at the new Netflix biopic of Bayard Rustin in the context of his reception and iconography.
Politics
"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins
Palestine Is a Story Away: A Tribute to Refaat Alareer
A tribute to Palestinian writer and activist Refaat Alareer by poet and scholar Mosab Abu Toha.
The Hold of the Dead Over the Living: A Conversation with Jill Lepore
Julien Crockett talks with Jill Lepore about her new book “The Deadline.”
Arguing Alone: On Alexandra Hudson’s “The Soul of Civility”
Alex Bronzini-Vender considers Alexandra Hudson’s “The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves.”
Rewilding Democracy: On Anne Norton’s “Wild Democracy”
Samuel McIlhagga reviews Anne Norton’s “Wild Democracy: Anarchy, Courage, and Ruling the Law.”
Capitalists Inside a Communist State: On Two Books and the Puzzle of Chinese Billionaires
Carey Mott reviews two books about the blurred lines between communism and capitalism in China: Christopher Marquis and Kunyuan Qiao’s “Mao and Markets: The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise” and Scott Moore’s “China’s Next Act: How Sustainability and Technology Are Reshaping China’s Rise and the World’s Future.”
Beyond the Green Line: Imagining a Just Future
Julie E. Cooper explores the collapse, in the wake of October 7, of traditional Zionist narratives about the presumed protections of the Jewish nation-state.
The “New Antisemitism” and the Logic of Whiteness
Megan Wachspress argues that the relationship of leftist activists to their own whiteness is shaping the current wave of anti-Israeli campus protests.
Fear and Writing in Xinjiang: On Tahir Hamut Izgil’s “Waiting to Be Arrested at Night” and Perhat Tursun’s “The Backstreets”
Fear and Writing in Xinjiang: On Tahir Hamut Izgil’s “Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet’s Memoir of China’s Genocide” and Perhat Tursun’s “The Backstreets: A Novel from Xinjiang.”
Philosophy in Times Like These
Vanessa Wills argues that philosophical engagement is a necessary alternative to anti-intellectual nihilism and resurgent authoritarianism.
Purging the Poisons of Racism: On George Yancy’s “Until Our Lungs Give Out”
Clevis Headley reviews George Yancy’s “Until Our Lungs Give Out: Conversations on Race, Justice, and the Future.”
Going Mad: On Yvette Lisa Ndlovu’s “Drinking from Graveyard Wells”
Jenna N. Hanchey reviews Yvette Lisa Ndlovu’s “Drinking from Graveyard Wells.”
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