Politics

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

Stanley Crouch, Radical Pragmatist
The death of Stanley Crouch leaves America’s intellectual culture less interesting, less imaginative, and, above all else, less artful.
David MasciotraOct 18, 2020
Exercising Religion and Taming Faction
Lael Weinberger reviews "Beyond Belief, Beyond Conscience: The Radical Significance of the Free Exercise of Religion" by Jack N. Rakove.
Lael WeinbergerOct 18, 2020
The Dangers of Moral Talk: On Justin Tosi and Brandon Warmke’s “Grandstanding”
Adam Szetela reviews Brandon Warmke and Justin Tosi’s book “Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk.”
Adam SzetelaOct 17, 2020
- Politics
“This Decadent Western Thing”: Joanna Stingray on the Soviet Underground Rock Scene
The L.A. rocker on her experiences in the underground rock scene in pre-glasnost Russia.
Sasha RazorOct 17, 2020
A Plurality of Traditions: Anthony Davis and the Social Justice Opera
The socially driven dream-telling of Anthony Davis’s political operas.
Thomas LarsonOct 17, 2020
- Music
- Politics
What Caused the “Flash Crash”?
Did the hammer come down too hard on Navinder Sarao? Ankush Khardori reviews Liam Vaughan's "Flash Crash."
Ankush KhardoriOct 15, 2020
German Pigs and the Autocrats Who Loved Them
“Communist Pigs” advances the swine history of Germany, taking readers to the era of authoritarian rule in the GDR.
Natalie KochOct 15, 2020
Greece, Cut and Dried
Piper French reviews "The Passenger: Greece," the new essay collection from Europa Editions and Iperborea.
Piper FrenchOct 15, 2020
“American Psycho,” “American Beauty,” “American Pie”: White Male Rage at the Turn of the Millennium
Chelsea Davis puts three films from 2000 in context with the institutionalized support of white, male rage and “aggrieved entitlement.”
Chelsea DavisOct 14, 2020
Slavery’s End: On Tom Zoellner’s “Island on Fire”
A history of Sharpe’s Rebellion in Jamaica and its role in the abolition of British slavery.
Charmaine McKenzieOct 13, 2020
On “Rioting” and State Violence: A Conversation with AK Thompson
The social theorist and activist AK Thompson discusses the relationship between protest violence and political representation.
Clare O’ConnorOct 12, 2020
- Histories of Violence
- Politics
“Retreat” and the Sick World
Madeline Lane-McKinley reviews "Retreat: How the Counterculture Invented Wellness," the recently published book by Matthew Ingram.
Madeline Lane-McKinleyOct 11, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Politics