Politics

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

Refugee Tales: A Conversation with Juan Pablo Villalobos
Paulo Lemos Horta talks to writer Juan Pablo Villalobos about his latest book, "The Other Side."
Paulo Lemos HortaAug 11, 2020
- Nonfiction
- Politics
Charlottesville Three Years Later: The First Amendment Confronts Hate and Violence
Stephen Rohde and Nadine Strossen consider the way forward for free speech and First Amendment rights in the wake of Charlottesville.
Nadine Strossen, Stephen RohdeAug 10, 2020
- Law
- Politics
Not in This Together
Laila Lalami on what Rousseau has to teach us about the pandemic.
Laila LalamiAug 10, 2020
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
America’s “Mein Kampf”: Francis Parker Yockey and “Imperium”
A shadowy fascist, the late Francis P. Yockey (1917–1960) has followers today.
Anthony MostromAug 8, 2020
- History
- Politics
Racism and Capitalism in St. Louis
A new history of St. Louis shows it again as a national microcosm, though not in flattering ways.
David RoedigerAug 8, 2020
- History
- Politics
A Better World Is Not a Place, but a Practice: A Conversation with Judith Levine and Erica R. Meiners
Rethinking the legal regime of sex offenses.
M. BunaAug 7, 2020
- Law
- Politics
Facilitated Democracy and Its Discontents
Reason, procedure, and privatization reign in “Reconstructing Democracy.”
Ian BeacockAug 4, 2020
- Politics
Enduring Strength: On Anne Applebaum’s “Twilight of Democracy”
Robert Zaretsky finds reasons for hope in “Twilight of Democracy” by Anne Applebaum.
Robert ZaretskyAug 3, 2020
Joe McCarthy Comes Alive
A new, generous biography of America’s midcentury human disaster.
Christopher M. EliasAug 2, 2020
- Biography & Autobiography
- Politics
Real Life Rock Top 10: July 2020
LARB presents the July installment of “Real Life Rock Top 10,” a monthly column by cultural critic Greil Marcus.
Greil MarcusJul 31, 2020
The Virtues and Vices of a Faltering Republic: On Michael Tomasky’s “If We Can Keep It”
Edward Watts considers "If We Can Keep It: How the Republic Collapsed and How it Might Be Saved," the recently published book by Michael Tomasky.
Edward WattsJul 31, 2020
When the US Government Went After Anti-Nazi Hollywood
LARB presents an excerpt from “Hollywood Hates Hitler! ” by Chris Yogerst.
Chris YogerstJul 27, 2020