Politics

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

How to Manage the Future
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein assesses Michael Lewis's "The Fifth Risk."
Robin Kaiser-SchatzleinDec 5, 2018
- Politics
The Mystification of Impeachment
Two books on presidential impeachment lay out the legal — not political — foundations of the ultimate constitutional trapdoor.
Jane ChongDec 3, 2018
- Law
- Politics
A Look in the Mirror: A Conversation with Marianna Yarovskaya About “Women of the Gulag”
Lydia Roberts speaks to award-winning filmmaker Marianna Yarovskaya, whose latest documentary is “Women of the Gulag.”
Lydia RobertsDec 1, 2018
The Incitements of Pop Culture: A Conversation with Peter Biskind
A top media historian explains our culture’s fascination with zombies, caped crusaders, and other vigilantes.
Scott TimbergNov 30, 2018
Cute as a Button? Think Twice
Buttons may be the ultimate tangible expression of modernity, but how much do we know about what’s underneath them?
Anna FeuerNov 30, 2018
A Sidelined People: On the Crisis in Palestine
Two new books examine the consequences of the failed bid for Palestinian statehood.
Sam RisakNov 21, 2018
Economic and Literary Speculations
"How can the novel, and in particular the realist novel, deal with an event like the flash crash of 2010 or something like high-frequency trading?"
Mikkel Krause FrantzenNov 20, 2018
The Thin White Line
Joseph Darda on the thinly veiled racial politics of the “blue lives matter” bill.
Joseph DardaNov 19, 2018
- Politics
Memorializing the Present: Montgomery’s New Legacy Museum
Jeffrey Lawrence discusses Montgomery’s new Legacy Museum and its radical approach to African-American history.
Jeffrey LawrenceNov 19, 2018
Science’s Freedom Fighters
Any process of designing science, with its complex suite of methods, funding structures, laboratories, and so forth, is inherently political.
W. Patrick McCrayNov 18, 2018
The Polish Predicament
John Connelly reviews "Catholics on the Barricades: Poland, France, and 'Revolution,' 1891-1956."
John ConnellyNov 18, 2018
Darkness on the Edge of America
Trump’s true aesthetic is not reality TV but the sad and lonely paintings of Edward Hopper.
David MasciotraNov 17, 2018
- Politics