Politics

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

Why Me?: On Tressie McMillan Cottom’s “Thick: And Other Essays”
In “Thick,” black womanhood unites all the essays, yet Tressie McMillan Cottom is not interested in making simple generalizations from her own experience.
Maggie LevantovskayaJan 30, 2019
Rushdie’s Deal with the Devil
Thirty years on from the release of "The Satanic Verses," Kevin Blankinship considers the Rushdie Affair and how it overshadowed the author's novel.
Kevin BlankinshipJan 30, 2019
- Fiction
- Politics
“No Demons Amongst Us”: On Simon Lancaster’s “You Are Not Human: How Words Kill”
Houman Barekat looks closely at “You Are Not Human: How Words Kill” by Simon Lancaster.
Houman BarekatJan 29, 2019
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
Out of the Picture: On Tony Wood’s “Russia Without Putin: Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War”
Richard Lourie appreciates “Russia Without Putin,” an “indispensable book about post-Soviet Russia” by Tony Wood.
Richard LourieJan 29, 2019
- Around the World
- Politics
Trust-Busting as the Unsexy Answer to Google and Facebook
Gabriel Nicholas examines the new tech landscape of American monopolies.
Gabriel NicholasJan 28, 2019
A Disagreeable Mirror
A book on race asks readers to understand whiteness in a new way.
Marlena TrafasJan 27, 2019
- Politics
Queering the Vote
On how LGBTQ populations in the United States support Democrats in much greater numbers than the liberal party support among their counterparts in Europe.
Samuel Clowes HunekeJan 27, 2019
Israel Versus Israel: On “Catch-67: The Left, the Right, and the Legacy of the Six-Day War”
Israel has a hard time talking to Palestine, but an even worse time talking with itself.
David MikicsJan 27, 2019
- Around the World
- Politics
Socialism and Freedom: Karl Polanyi’s Early Writings
Steven Klein reviews a new collection of Karl Polanyi's early writings.
Steven KleinJan 25, 2019
Fealty, Fortune, and the Wives of #MeToo
Suzanne Leonard looks at how “House of Cards”’s last season frames our conflicting cultural expectations that surround the figure of the political wife.
Suzanne LeonardJan 25, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Shirley Jackson, Trump, and the Evil of Complacency
On the contemporary resonance of Shirley Jackson.
Hayley PhelanJan 22, 2019
- Fiction
- Politics
Sexual Consent and the Social Contract
Steven Miller discusses the relationship between sexual and political consent.
Steven A. MillerJan 22, 2019