To Russia, with Love
July 16, 2024
The American right’s love affair with Russia.
Hannah Gais
Hannah Gais is a frequent Baffler contributor whose work has also appeared in Splinter, Jewish Currents, The Outline, and The New Republic.
When the Party’s Over
September 24, 2019
A tenth anniversary Tea Party rally shows a movement in decline
Psychic Healing at the End of History
April 10, 2019
On conspiracy and crisis, from the fall of the Soviet Union to today.
Rites of Power
July 26, 2018
Prince Charles's spiritual odyssey has been a sort of materialist schizophrenia.
Cold War Fever
March 19, 2018
"Red Sparrow" is another in a long line of Cold War spy stories that feature the Russians as our natural enemies.
Juggalos, Nevertheless Persisting
October 26, 2017
It’s easy to see how the far-left became enamored with juggalos.
Who’s Afraid of the Russian Soul?
To speak of the character or “soul” of an entire country—one that spans two continents—is to give up on understanding out of preference for feelings.
White Nationalism’s New Clothes
White nationalists are donning the garb of intellectual legitimacy. It's time to dress them down.