Politics

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

Monstre Sacré: The Life and Times of Franklin E. Kameny
Michael Nava reviews “The Deviant’s War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America,” Eric Cervini’s exhaustive new history.
Michael NavaAug 31, 2020
A Culture of Promises: On Liz Marshall’s “Meat the Future”
The new documentary “Meat the Future” presents the case for cultured meat in terms that are almost naïve.
Benjamin Aldes WurgaftAug 31, 2020
Heartbroken Patriots
Greil Marcus’s new book interrogates American myths of success and belonging via adaptations and revisionings of “The Great Gatsby.”
Robert LossAug 29, 2020
The Dialectical Filmmaker: On Judd Apatow’s “The King of Staten Island”
Is Judd Apatow a Hegelian?
Jensen SutherAug 28, 2020
Monumental Ignorance: How Donald Trump Misuses Imagery
Trump turns traditional America iconography inside out
Diana DePardo-MinskyAug 28, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Politics
Village of the Damned
Gregory McNamee reviews Debi Cornwall's new book, "Necessary Fictions."
Gregory McNameeAug 28, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Politics
Racism, Cop Curriculum, and Campus Safety
Why don’t we train police officers in anti-racism?
Keenan NorrisAug 28, 2020
Real Life Rock Top 10: August 2020
LARB presents the August installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusAug 28, 2020
- Music
- Politics
What You Need To Do
Shayla Lawson on the pivotal role of Black women in contemporary politics
Shayla LawsonAug 26, 2020
- Politics
Migration as Bio-Resilience: On Sonia Shah’s “The Next Great Migration”
Reviewing Sonia Shah’s recent book, John Washington shows how a nuanced understanding of migration’s critical import has been a long time coming.
John B. WashingtonAug 26, 2020
Love and Courage, or On Being a Literary Editor in Today’s Istanbul: A Conversation with Mustafa Çevikdoğan and Mehmet Erte
Two major literary editors discuss the publishing scene in contemporary Turkey.
Iclal VanwesenbeeckAug 26, 2020
The Conspiracy on Pushkin Street: The Costs of Humor in the USSR
Jonathan Waterlow considers the high cost of humor under repressive regimes.
Jonathan WaterlowAug 25, 2020