Politics

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

The Neural Battlefield of Cognitive Capitalism
A glossary of keywords to help us resist the attention economy of digital capitalism.
Anders DunkerNov 6, 2020
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
Getting into Good Medical Trouble
Historian of Medicine Richard Mizelle shows us why John Lewis’s call for getting into “good trouble” needs to be applied to the medical profession.
Richard M. Mizelle Jr.Nov 6, 2020
The Heart of It All: On David Giffels’s “Barnstorming Ohio: To Understand America”
A journalist travels his native Ohio to understand the rest of the country.
Liz SkalkaNov 5, 2020
- Nonfiction
- Politics
You’re Tearing Me Apart: On William L. Barney’s “Rebels in the Making: The Secession Crisis and the Birth of the Confederacy”
Bill Thompson reviews “Rebels in the Making,” the new Civil War history by William L. Barney.
Bill ThompsonNov 4, 2020
- History
- Politics
For a More Perfect Fascism: On Victoria de Grazia’s “The Perfect Fascist”
Aliza Wong reviews "The Perfect Fascist," the new biography by Victoria de Grazia.
Aliza WongNov 3, 2020
The Trumper with a Thousand Faces
Mark Oprea reviews John Hibbing’s “The Securitarian Personality: What Really Motivates Trump’s Base and Why It Matters for the Post-Trump Era.”
Mark OpreaNov 2, 2020
- Politics
The Paesano of Shame: Trump’s Italian American Consiglieres
Christine Grimaldi on the political history of Italian Americans, including those who love Trump.
Christine GrimaldiNov 2, 2020
- History
- Politics
Reclaiming the State in Economics: “Radical Hamilton” and the Means of Statecraft
A new book examines the influence of the first US Treasury Secretary, arguing Hamilton’s “developmental state” is a weapon against free-market ideology.
Justin H. VassalloNov 2, 2020
John Yoo Tortures History and Law to Defend Donald Trump
Stephen Rohde reviews John Yoo's "Defender in Chief: Donald Trump’s Fight for Presidential Power."
Stephen RohdeNov 1, 2020
Financial Bubbles, Crashes, and Reform: What Works?
John C. Coffee Jr. reviews Joel Seligman's recently published book, "Misalignment: The New Financial Order and the Failure of Financial Regulation."
John C. Coffee Jr.Nov 1, 2020
Green Devolution
Latin American leftists once saw oil as a way to buy their own independence, but it turned out to be a curse.
Jared OlsonNov 1, 2020
- Around the World
- Politics
Keeping the Centrist Faith?
Rereading Sinclair Lewis’s “Main Street” in Donald Trump’s America.
Matt HansonOct 31, 2020
- Fiction
- Politics