Politics and Economics

Thank God I’m an Atheist: A Conversation with Gianni Vattimo
Michał Matlak speaks with the late philosopher Gianni Vattimo about communism, Christianity, and the problems of the European Union....
Michal MatlakSep 26
- Philosophy
- Politics and Economics
The New Scarcity Studies: On Two New Socioeconomic Histories
Scott R. MacKenzie reviews two new books on the theory of socioeconomic scarcity....
Scott R. MacKenzieSep 25
- Politics and Economics
The Way We Have Always Done It: On Thomas G. Moukawsher’s “The Common Flaw”
Judge Brad Seligman reviews Judge Thomas G. Moukawsher’s critique of civil litigation, “The Common Flaw: Needless Complexity in the Courts and 50 Ways to Reduce It.”...
Brad SeligmanSep 24
- Law
- Politics and Economics
The Chinese Restaurant on Main Street, USA: On Zai Liang’s “From Chinatown to Every Town”
Weiling Deng considers Zai Liang’s “From Chinatown to Every Town: How Chinese Immigrants Have Expanded the Restaurant Business in the United States.”...
Weiling DengSep 23
Endgame Emotions: The Melting of Time, the Mourning of the World
Mikkel Krause Frantzen explores emotions at the end....
Mikkel Krause FrantzenSep 23
- Memoir
- Politics and Economics
When the Dust Won’t Settle: Stories of Syrian War and Earthquake Survivors
Elle Kurancid writes about the aftermath of the earthquake in Syria, with documentary photographs by Walaa Alshaer....
Elle Kurancid, Walaa AlshaerSep 21
- Law
- Politics and Economics
An Insider’s Look at China’s Outside Reality: On Daniel Bell’s “The Dean of Shandong”
Paul J. D’Ambrosio reviews Daniel Bell’s “The Dean of Shandong: Confessions of a Minor Bureaucrat at a Chinese University.”...
Paul J. D’AmbrosioSep 19
- Philosophy
- Politics and Economics
Critically Cringe: On Susan Neiman’s “Left Is Not Woke”
Samuel C. Huneke takes Susan Neiman’s “Left Is Not Woke” to task....
Samuel Clowes HunekeSep 17
- Cultural Studies
- Politics and Economics
Feminism Without Borders: On Hawon Jung’s “Flowers of Fire” and Aviva Wei Xue and Kate Rose’s “Weibo Feminism”
Nina Pasquini reviews Hawon Jung’s “Flowers of Fire: The Inside Story of South Korea’s Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women’s Rights Worldwide” and Aviva Wei Xue and Kate Rose’s “Weibo Feminism: Expression, Activism, and Social Media in China.”...
Nina PasquiniSep 16
- Politics and Economics
Calm Can Coexist with Fury: A Conversation with Naomi Klein
Editor-in-Chief Michelle Chihara speaks with author Naomi Klein about her new book,“Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World.”...
Michelle ChiharaSep 14
- Nonfiction
- Politics and Economics
Weaponized Plumbing: On Henry Farrell and Abraham L. Newman’s “Underground Empire”
Krzysztof Pelc mostly agrees with Henry Farrell and Abraham L. Newman’s “Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy” but quibbles that it’s hard to draw the line between the peculiarly 21st-century type of influence they describe—which flows from fiber-optic cables, data centers, and dollar clearinghouses—and more conventional types of power....
Krzysztof PelcSep 13
Feeling Politics: On D. Berton Emerson and Gregory Laski’s “Democracies in America”
Mark Eaton reviews “Democracies in America: Keywords for the Nineteenth Century and Today,” edited by D. Berton Emerson and Gregory Laski....
Mark EatonSep 10
- History
- Politics and Economics
Thin Ice: On Uwe Wittstock’s “February 1933”
Historian Daniela Blei beautifully captures the essence of Uwe Wittstock’s newly translated “February 1933: The Winter of Literature.”...
Daniela BleiSep 6
Making #Charlottesville
Aniko Bodroghkozy writes about the tiki torch march in Charlottesville and the media-savvy aspects of the alt-right....
Aniko BodroghkozySep 6
- Politics and Economics
How to Destroy a Creative Industry (And How to Save It)
Alessandro Camon discusses the WGA/SAG strike as a turning point for Hollywood....
Alessandro CamonSep 3
- Film
- Politics and Economics
Change Is Hard: On Miriam Aroni Krinsky’s “Change from Within”
Laurie L. Levenson reviews Miriam Aroni Krinsky’s “Change from Within: Reimagining the 21st-Century Prosecutor” and discusses the “progressive prosecution” movement in the criminal justice system....
Laurie L. LevensonAug 30
- Law
- Politics and Economics
Rereading George Eliot One Year After “Dobbs”
Dara Rossman Regaignon explores what George Eliot’s Victorian fiction can tell us about the complexities of pregnancy, viability, miscarriage, abortion, and intent....
Dara Rossman RegaignonAug 28
- Fiction
- Politics and Economics
Oh, We Knew Agnew: On Spiro Agnew’s Lasting Legacy
Jerald Podair, Zach Messitte, and Charles J. Holden reconsider the legacy of Spiro Agnew....
Zach Messitte, Charles J. Holden, Jerald PodairAug 27
- History
- Politics and Economics
The Enemy of My Enemy Is Not My Friend: On Sohrab Ahmari’s “Tyranny, Inc.” and Patrick J. Deneen’s “Regime Change”
Jodi Dean reviews Sohrab Ahmari’s “Tyranny, Inc.: How Private Power Crushed American Liberty—and What To Do About It” and Patrick J. Deneen’s “Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future.”...
Jodi DeanAug 25
- Politics and Economics
Propaganda, Outrage, and Entertainment
Kathryn Cramer Brownell on the electoral transformations wrought by cable news and the evolving media landscape....
Kathryn Cramer BrownellAug 23
- Politics and Economics
- Television
Birth Stories Are an Ideological Minefield: A Conversation with Amanda Montei
Kate Durbin speaks with author Amanda Montei about her new book “Touched Out: Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control.”...
Kate DurbinAug 18
- Politics and Economics
The Deep Story Beneath the Big Lie
The engine of the right-wing movement is a narrative about social disgrace, according to Anthony Nadler and Doron Taussig....
Anthony Nadler, Doron TaussigAug 16
- Politics and Economics
How Could He Possibly Lose? On Samantha Barbas’s “Actual Malice”
Stephen Rohde discusses Samantha Barbas’s new book on free speech and civil rights, “Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in ’New York Times v. Sullivan.’”...
Stephen RohdeAug 13
The Handover
Jonah Siegel explores the complicated implications of repatriating art....
Jonah SiegelAug 10
- Art
- Politics and Economics