Politics

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

When Israel Was Socialist
A memoir from Rachel Biale raises unanswered questions about Israel.
Charles DunstMay 30, 2020
Mental Math for a Token: On Calculating My Worth
"Saying something that might ruffle a feather, as a token, can prove to be risky business."
Caleb GayleMay 28, 2020
The Footmen of Liberalism
An unauthorized history of the world’s most vaunted digest of power shows the fatal assumptions within its magisterial voice.
Travis DiehlMay 27, 2020
Justice After Bail Reform: A Conversation with Robin Steinberg
Bail bonds are a staple of American crime dramas, but they are unjust, antiquated, and potentially on their way out — especially in California.
Arvind DilawarMay 24, 2020
- Law
- Politics
Holocaust Testimony Beyond the Frame
Marianne Hirsch looks at two new books about Claude Lanzmann's "Shoah."
Marianne HirschMay 23, 2020
Have We Weaponized Virtue?
Stephen Rohde considers "The Tyranny of Virtue," a new book by Robert Boyers.
Stephen RohdeMay 22, 2020
- Law
- Politics
Slow Apocalypse
John Hay reviews Mark O’Connell’s “Notes from an Apocalypse.”
John HayMay 20, 2020
Seeing the President Naked: On Curtis Sittenfeld’s “Rodham”
What if Hillary never married Bill? What if she was elected president?
Emily AdrianMay 19, 2020
- Fiction
- Politics
A Stimulus Plan for the Planet
Can the planet withstand another carbon bomb disguised as an infrastructure package? Billy Fleming reviews "A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal."
Billy FlemingMay 18, 2020
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Letter to the Editor: Frontiers of Boyhood
The author of a cultural history of Western America throws a lasso around aspects of a review.
Andrew Beckner, Martin WoodsideMay 17, 2020
- History
- Politics
Can Words Help Heal a Fractured Nation?: A Visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival
Parul Kapur Hinzen reports from the world’s largest literary festival.
Parul Kapur HinzenMay 14, 2020
- Around the World
- Politics
Neofeudalism: The End of Capitalism?
Jodi Dean considers what comes after capitalism.
Jodi DeanMay 12, 2020
- Economics and Finance
- Politics