Politics

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

Cad of the Century: Two New Biographies of Ben Hecht
Liesl Olson digs into two new biographies of Ben Hecht by Adina Hoffman and Julien Gorbach.
Liesl OlsonJul 12, 2019
Movements of Counter-Speculation: A Conversation with Michel Feher
A major social theorist explains the logic of finance capitalism and the modes of resistance appropriate to it.
William CallisonJul 12, 2019
- Economics and Finance
- Politics
The Forced Conversion of Varlam Shalamov
Anastasiya Osipova argues that the translators of “Kolyma Stories” by Varlam Shalamov have often obscured the author’s literary and political intent.
Anastasiya OsipovaJul 11, 2019
Historia Magistra Vitae: On Reinhart Koselleck’s Vision of History
Joshua Milstein excavates “Sediments of Time: On Possible Histories” by Reinhart Koselleck, translated by Sean Franzel and Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann.
Joshua MilsteinJul 10, 2019
The Millennial Condition: History, Revolution, and Generational Analysis
Adam Boffa interviews Malcolm Harris about the value of generational analysis.
Adam BoffaJul 8, 2019
- Politics
“I Don’t Really Care. Do You?”: Scientists in the Grey Zone in 1930s Italy
Massimo Mazzotti reflects on how Italian scientists failed as a bulwark against fascist politics in the 1930s.
Massimo MazzottiJul 8, 2019
How Trump Won, Part 57
Donald Trump harnessed racial resentment to win the presidency, and it gets abundant statistical treatment in a new book.
Fischer DavisJul 6, 2019
- Politics
Reading Like a Citizen
Lida Maxwell reviews Astra Taylor's “Democracy May Not Exist, but We’ll Miss It When It’s Gone.”
Lida MaxwellJul 5, 2019
- Politics
A Cultural History of the Religious Fringe
Kevin O’Leary reviews Adam Morris's "American Messiahs: False Prophets of a Damned Nation."
Kevin O’LearyJul 5, 2019
God’s Bailout: A Review of Timothy P. Carney’s “Alienated America”
The problem with "Alienated America" is Carney’s reliance on God to bail out capitalism.
Tyler A. HarperJul 2, 2019
- Politics
Through a Gen-X Lens: A Conversation with Meghan Daum
A celebrated essayist takes on #MeToo, Twitter, and other millennial obsessions.
Otis HoustonJul 1, 2019
The Problem of the Reparative in the Shadow of Stonewall
Jonathan Alexander on addressing the damage done to the LGBTQ community in the wake of Canada’s recent move to provide reparations for queer people.
Jonathan AlexanderJul 1, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics