Politics

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

Histories of Violence: Violence Still Demands a Conversation
Brad Evans reflects on his long-running LARB column, “Histories of Violence.“
Brad EvansNov 28, 2022
- Histories of Violence
- Politics
The Archival Abyss of Pinochet’s Chile: On Nona Fernández’s “Space Invaders”
Josh Weeks reviews Chilean author Nona Fernández’s novel “Space Invaders,” translated by Natasha Wimmer.
Josh WeeksNov 24, 2022
An Obituary for Originalism: On Erwin Chemerinsky’s “Worse Than Nothing”
Stephen Rohde reviews Erwin Chemerinsky’s “Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism.”
Stephen RohdeNov 23, 2022
Refuge Through Insurrection: On M. E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi’s “Everything for Everyone”
Shinjini Dey reviews M. E. O’Brien and Eman Abdelhadi’s “Everything for Everyone.”
Shinjini DeyNov 19, 2022
- Politics
- SF
Brand America: 100 Years of PENs
Esther Allen reports on the state of PEN America.
Esther AllenNov 19, 2022
Managing Nature: On Recent Books About Conservation and Genetic Modification
John Dupré discusses recent science books about genetic modification, conservation, factory farming, and the effects of capitalism on ecology.
John DupréNov 13, 2022
- Politics
- Science & Technology
American Revanchism: On Karen Joy Fowler’s “Booth”
Bennett Parten considers Karen Joy Fowler’s new novel, “Booth,” about the United States’ most notorious assassin.
Bennett PartenNov 11, 2022
The US Academy and the Provincialization of Fanon
Frantz Fanon is a rock star of the American academy 60 years after his death. Here’s why it’s critical that we recognize the influence of the Algerian Revolution on his thought.
Muriam Haleh DavisNov 9, 2022
- History
- Politics
Unexpected Sledgehammer: Noel Ignatiev’s Communist Education
Dylan Davis and Patrick King discuss the impact of Noel Ignatiev on the US labor movement through his books such as “Acceptable Men: Life in the World’s Largest Steel Mill” and “Treason to Whiteness Is Loyalty to Humanity.”
Dylan Davis, Patrick KingNov 9, 2022
Doubting Thomas: On Peter Manseau’s “The Jefferson Bible”
Ed Simon reviews Peter Manseau’s “The Jefferson Bible.”
Ed SimonNov 6, 2022
Send More Cops: On Travis Linnemann’s “The Horror of Police”
Jarrod Shanahan reviews Travis Linnemann’s penetrating new book, “The Horror of Police.”
Jarrod ShanahanOct 31, 2022
An Underground History of Republican France: On Gérard de Nerval’s “The Illuminated”
Allan Graubard reviews a new English translation, by Peter Valente, of Gérard de Nerval’s “The Illuminated; or, The Precursors of Socialism: Tales and Portraits.”
Allan GraubardOct 30, 2022
- Around the World
- Politics