Politics

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

The Inner Lives of Others: On Peter C. Baker’s “Planes”
Toral Jatin Gajarawala assesses Peter C. Baker’s experimental novel “Planes,” about terrorism and interlinked lives.
Toral Jatin GajarawalaSep 20, 2022
Modernism’s Midlife Crisis: On Justin Beal’s “Sandfuture”
Travis Diehl on Justin Beal’s biography-cum-memoir, “Sandfuture.”
Travis DiehlSep 16, 2022
Making History End, Again
Andrew Koppelman is happy with “Liberalism and Its Discontents” by Francis Fukuyama.
Andrew KoppelmanSep 10, 2022
Spies in the Forest: How Partisans Helped Win the Battle of Kyiv
John Beck on the villagers who were the Ukrainian army’s eyes during the opening weeks of the Russian invasion.
John BeckSep 2, 2022
- Around the World
- Politics
Is Social Media a Threat to Democracy?
Allen Mendenhall reviews “Social Media, Freedom of Speech, and the Future of Our Democracy” by Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone.
Allen MendenhallSep 1, 2022
“Bizness Is Bizness”: On Victor Serge’s “Last Times”
Marcus Hijkoop appreciates Victor Serge’s “Last Times,” a savagely demystifying portrait of France under Nazi occupation.
Marcus HijkoopAug 23, 2022
The “Peacewar” of Sanctions
Priya Satia approves of Nicholas Mulder’s “The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War.”
Priya SatiaAug 19, 2022
Public Catastrophes, Private Retreats
Anthony Curtis Adler connects with Jack Miles and Mark C. Taylor’s “A Friendship in Twilight: Lockdown Conversations on Death and Life.”
Anthony Curtis AdlerAug 9, 2022
Plummeting Upstairs: On Joseph Sassoon's “The Sassoons”
Pratinav Anil finds much to admire in Joseph Sassoon’s history of his own storied merchant family.
Pratinav AnilAug 6, 2022
L.A., LAtinx Style: A Conversation Between Natalia Molina, Juan De Lara, George J. Sánchez, and Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo
A panel at the 2022 LA Times Festival of Books addressed the past and future of Los Angeles’s Latinx neighborhoods.
George J. Sánchez, Juan De Lara, Natalia Molina, Pierrette Hondagneu-SoteloAug 5, 2022
Ruling Class in Session: On Charlie Eaton’s “Bankers in the Ivory Tower”
Dennis Hogan considers Charlie Eaton’s “Bankers in the Ivory Tower”
Dennis M. HoganAug 5, 2022
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
“The Leprosy of the Soul in Our Time”: On the European Origins of the “Great Replacement” Theory
Richard Wolin excavates the roots of the right-wing conspiracy theory that liberal elites are trying to “replace” white Americans with nonwhites.
Richard WolinAug 4, 2022
- Cultural Studies
- Politics