Politics

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

Impossible Systems: On Carly Goodman’s “Dreamland”
Tim Hirschel-Burns reviews Carly Goodman’s “Dreamland: America’s Immigration Lottery in an Age of Restriction.”
Tim Hirschel-BurnsJul 13, 2023
Pirates + Madagascar = Egalitarian Utopia? On David Graeber’s “Pirate Enlightenment, or The Real Libertalia”
The late David Graeber’s final book aims to decolonize the Enlightenment.
Edward CarverJul 11, 2023
- History
- Politics
An Act of Dissimilation: On Max Czollek’s “De-integrate!”
David N. Myers reviews Max Czollek’s “De-integrate! A Jewish Survival Guide for the 21st Century.”
David N. MyersJul 10, 2023
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
On “Mission: Impossible” and Unaccountable Government
With its seventh installment looming, Pat Cassels details the way the “Mission: Impossible” franchise became an unlikely chronicler of American intelligence sprawl.
Pat CasselsJul 8, 2023
- Film
- Politics
Violence Within: On Peter Irons’s “White Men’s Law”
Gabriel J. Chin reviews Peter Irons’s “White Men’s Law: The Roots of Systemic Racism,” a study of the history of racism in the laws of the United States.
Gabriel J. ChinJul 4, 2023
To Live Like Prey: On Elsa Dorlin’s “Self-Defense”
Sarah Dowling reviews Elsa Dorlin’s “Self-Defense: A Philosophy of Violence.”
Sarah DowlingJul 3, 2023
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
Guns and Grammar, or How to Read the Second Amendment
Frank Bergon argues that bad grammar is driving our gun problem, via the Supreme Court’s reading of the Second Amendment.
Frank BergonJul 2, 2023
Narratives Passed Up, Narratives Passed Down: An Interview with Dina Nayeri
Scott Burton interviews Dina Nayeri on her recent book “Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn’t Enough.”
Scott BurtonJun 30, 2023
- Politics
Building a Movement Against the War on Reproduction: Connecting with Silvia Federici
Abigail Susik speaks with feminist philosopher Silvia Federici about abortion bans, reproductive justice, and the ongoing war against women.
Abigail SusikJun 23, 2023
Suffering the Smoldering Wrath: On Allen Goodman’s “Everyone Against Us”
Dana Garcetti reviews Allen Goodman’s “Everyone Against Us: Public Defenders and the Making of American Justice,” in which the author, a former public defender, testifies to the vivid human suffering at the heart of the American criminal justice system.
Dana GarcettiJun 17, 2023
- Law
- Politics
Gone to Texas: On Sam W. Haynes’s “Unsettled Land”
Aaron Gwyn reviews Sam W. Haynes’s “Unsettled Land: From Revolution to Republic, the Struggle for Texas.”
Aaron GwynJun 3, 2023
- Politics
Foundational Anxieties, Modern Mathematics, and the Political Imagination
Massimo Mazzotti uses a forgotten episode in revolutionary Naples to demonstrate the entanglement of mathematics and politics.
Massimo MazzottiJun 2, 2023