Politics

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

“The Delicate Thing Which Lasts”: On John Balaban’s “Empires”
Aliki and Tony Barnstone appreciate “Empires,” the latest collection of poems by John Balaban.
Aliki Barnstone, Tony BarnstoneDec 13, 2019
- Poetry
- Politics
A New Kind of Bondage
A new book indicts the racist and classist underpinnings of the United States’s carceral regime.
Jason S. SextonDec 13, 2019
- Law
- Politics
Back into the Fold: An Interview with Chloé Valdary
Otis Houston speaks to activist Chloé Valdary about expanding the Western canon, rehabilitating extremists, and rejuvenating the American spirit.
Otis HoustonDec 12, 2019
- Education
- Politics
Making Money from Division
Joseph Hogan reviews Matt Taibbi’s latest, “Hate Inc.: Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another.”
Joseph HoganDec 12, 2019
- Politics
Conrad and Coal
The exploitative mining of coal was central to Conrad’s critique of colonial capitalism.
Douglas KammenDec 11, 2019
After the Fall: Revisiting 1989 in a New Age of Walls
Matthew Longo considers the 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall and the sociopolitical implications of it — both now and then.
Matthew LongoDec 10, 2019
On (Not) Reading the Mueller Report
Katherine Voyles dissects the odd phenomenon of the Mueller Report: how Americans seem to purchase it at extreme levels, but do not seem to read it.
Katherine VoylesDec 9, 2019
- Politics
Cigarette Stories
Andrew Benedict-Nelson considers "The Cigarette: A Political History" by Sarah Milov.
Andrew Benedict-NelsonDec 6, 2019
Bending Toward Justice: A Conversation with Simon Tam
David Breithaupt interviews musician and activist Simon Tam.
David BreithauptDec 5, 2019
The Case for Progressive Zionism
Can you be both a Zionist and a progressive?
Miriam GreenspanDec 1, 2019
- Around the World
- Politics
“How the Hell Did It All Come to This?”: The Political Noirs of Jean-Patrick Manchette
Tom Roberge peers into the dark world of French noir author Jean-Patrick Manchette.
Tom RobergeNov 22, 2019
A Defense of Aristocracy: On Anthony T. Kronman’s “The Assault on American Excellence”
A former dean of Yale Law School opines on the purported pitfalls of “diversity” in higher education.
Jim SleeperNov 21, 2019
- Education
- Politics