Politics

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

White Noise
A controversial new book either explains — or excuses — white identity politics, depending on how you look at it.
Paul DelanyMar 24, 2019
- Politics
Myth and Identity in a Divided Britain: An Interview with James Meek
Francis Wade interviews James Meek, whose latest collection of essays, “Dreams of Leaving and Remaining,” explores the causes and consequences of Brexit.
Francis WadeMar 20, 2019
- Around the World
- Politics
Power Moves Through People: An Interview with Nick Estes
An American Indian activist links the Standing Rock protests with other mass protest movements.
Sam RibakoffMar 15, 2019
- Politics
A Deeper South
A road trip through the Old South reveals uncomfortable family truths.
Pete CandlerMar 10, 2019
The Necessity of Being Judgmental: On “k-punk: The Collected and Unpublished Writings of Mark Fisher”
"k-punk" is a primer in how to write cultural criticism today. If it is a catastrophe that we no longer have Mark Fisher, we at least have this collection.
Roger LuckhurstMar 9, 2019
The Hundred Years’ War Over Free Speech
"The Free Speech Century" is a rich buffet of intellectual delicacies, which need not be gorged in one sitting but can be enjoyably sampled at leisure.
Stephen RohdeMar 8, 2019
Why Would You Want to Be German?
A new anthology of essays by new Jewish migrants to Germany teems with an odd feeling: patriotism.
Franz BaumannMar 7, 2019
The Last of the Unicorns: Facebook and the Fight for a Better Future
Siva Vaidhyanathan's "Antisocial Media" paints a bleak picture of Facebook's impact, but are its policy prescriptions enough?
Robert GorwaMar 4, 2019
Beyond Samarkand
A dictatorship loosens its grip and a lot of bad memories come tumbling out.
Andrew Stroehlein, Steve SwerdlowMar 3, 2019
- Around the World
- Politics
Bigger Than the USSR: A Conversation with Nick Srnicek, Author of “Platform Capitalism”
Tobias Haberkorn asks Nick Srnicek about his recent book, “Platform Capitalism,” monopolies, and planned economies.
Tobias HaberkornMar 2, 2019
A Justice for All Seasons
Stephen Rohde delivers a speech on the judicial legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Stephen RohdeFeb 27, 2019
- Law
- Politics
Notes of an Undocumented Son
Sara Campos reviews Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas new memoir, "Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen."
Sara CamposFeb 26, 2019