Politics

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The Constitutional Conflationists: On Abigail Shrier’s “Irreversible Damage” and the Dangerous Absurdity of Anti-Trans Trolls
Sarah Fonseca on how Abigail Shrier's trolling interpretation of the United States Constitution threatens to put millions of kids’ lives in jeopardy.
Sarah FonsecaJan 17, 2021
Real Life Rock Top 10: January 2021
LARB presents the January installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusJan 15, 2021
Grab Your Shovels as the Elephant Leaves the Tent
What to do with Trump? Stephen Rohde reviews Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith's "After Trump: Reconstructing the Presidency."
Stephen RohdeJan 15, 2021
- Law
- Politics
Cultural Fronts
A well-researched and very useful study of the Soviet Union’s cultural diplomacy.
B. Amarilis Lugo de FabritzJan 14, 2021
Hybrid Authoritarianism
What Viktor Orbán’s Hungary has to teach us about Donald Trump’s America.
Janna BrancoliniJan 14, 2021
- Around the World
- Politics
Robert Walser’s Lockdown Britain
Reading Robert Walser in Britain under lockdown is to be confronted with a duality.
Sophie AtkinsonJan 11, 2021
The Styles and Dilemmas of Advocacy: A Conversation with Paul Lichterman
Andrew Malmuth talks with Paul Lichterman about his ethnography of civic action in Los Angeles.
Andrew MalmuthJan 9, 2021
- Politics
A Show Trial Gets Its Show
A film about the marquee trial of the 1960s counterculture fails to explain its enduring relevance.
Andrew GumbelJan 9, 2021
“When They Go Low, We Go High”: Keeping Calm in the Critical Race Memoir
Joel Rhone reads “What It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man’s Blues” by Clifford Thompson in context.
Joel RhoneJan 8, 2021
- Memoir & Essay
- Politics
Sabotage Can Be Done Softly: On Andreas Malm’s “How to Blow Up a Pipeline”
Scott W. Stern reviews "How to Blow Up a Pipeline," the new book from Andreas Malm.
Scott W. SternJan 5, 2021
- Politics
- Science & Technology
No Safe Options: A Conversation with Andreas Malm
Should climate activism embrace strategic violence such as the destruction of corporate property?
Wen StephensonJan 5, 2021
- Politics
- Science & Technology
The Prosecution of Julian Assange and the Threat to Freedom of the Press and Human Rights
The prosecution and extradition of Assange raise important legal and constitutional issues which deserve greater attention than they have received.
Stephen RohdeJan 3, 2021
- Law
- Politics