Politics

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

Thinking About the What-Ifs: A Conversation with Robin Marty About “Handbook for a Post-Roe America”
Eleanor J. Bader speaks to Robin Marty, author of “Handbook for a Post-Roe America.”
Eleanor J. BaderFeb 24, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
I Embrace You All: Ronald M. Schernikau and the Queer Left
A look at the writing of Ronald M. Schernikau, a unique figure within the German left whose homosexuality inspired a Whitmanesque expansive politics.
Ben Miller, Nicholas CourtmanFeb 24, 2019
Unwanted at Midlife: Not Old, but “Too Old”
How the United States lost the dream of making progress over the life course.
Margaret Morganroth GulletteFeb 20, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Politics
A Genius for Being Human
Aurelian Craiutu reviews Henry Hardy's "In Search of Isaiah Berlin: A Literary Adventure."
Aurelian CraiutuFeb 19, 2019
Winthrop’s “City” Was Exceptional, not Exceptionalist
What John Winthrop’s Puritans can teach us about civic culture and moral authority.
Jim SleeperFeb 19, 2019
- History
- Politics
What Is Good in Man Is Love: An Interview with Elias Khoury
A lion of Lebanese literature reflects on art, religion, memory, and pain.
Tom ZoellnerFeb 18, 2019
Kompromat: Or, Revelations from the Unpublished Portions of Andrea Manafort’s Hacked Texts
In 2016 or early 2017, Paul Manafort’s 32-year-old daughter’s cell phone was hacked. What do the texts reveal, and why aren't we talking about them?
Maya GurantzFeb 18, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Politics
Populism, Democracy, and Neofascism: Two Essays
LARB presents two recent essays by Jean-Luc Nancy, translated from the French by Sarah Clift.
Jean-Luc NancyFeb 17, 2019
His Majesty: On Vladimir Sorokin’s “Day of the Oprichnik”
Why Vladimir Sorokin’s short and savage “Day of the Oprichnik” is as relevant today as it was when it was first released.
Victoria NelsonFeb 16, 2019
What Democracy Looks Like
An interview with Astra Taylor about her new movie, "What Is Democracy?"
Thea RiofrancosFeb 15, 2019
Barbaric and Excessive: Two Books on Punishment in the United States
Sabrina Alli reviews "The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences" and "Insane: America’s Criminal Treatment of Mental Illness."
Sabrina AlliFeb 15, 2019
- Law
- Politics
For Stony Limits Cannot Hold Love Out
Katie Fricas's new comic depicts the little-known details of the Lewinsky-Clinton affair to add nuance to the much-maligned White House intern.
Katie FricasFeb 14, 2019
- Comics
- Politics