Author: J.C. Hallman

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Chess in Kiev

J.C. Hallman

June 08, 2018

Putin plays chess, not poker—short term material sacrifices can ensure a long term positional advantage. 

No Wokeness, No Worries

Amber A’Lee Frost

June 07, 2018

Welcome to The Baffler’s agony corner, YOUR SORRY ASS, where Amber A’Lee Frost dispenses bossy, judgmental advice on how to live your life fairly, kindly, and with good humor. Send us your rants and pleas, please: [email protected]. Dear Your Sorry Ass, I am a ...

Sweet, Sweet Existentialism

Nic Dobija-Nootens

June 06, 2018

A croissant hunches over on a chaise lounge, his black beret neatly angled on top of his flaky brown head. He has large eyes and eyebrows that wilt with malaise, even as his thick mustache maintains its curls. He is like a sad, French Monsieur Potato Head, and he’s come to ...

Ruthless Takedowns

Ty Joplin

June 06, 2018

A Saudi prince wrestles his way to global dominance

“You Know You Want It”

Deborah Epstein,  Lisa A. Goodman

June 05, 2018

Violence against women is systemic, embedded in laws, discredited, and far too often ignored.

Discover Weakly

Liz Pelly

June 04, 2018

Spotify has paid lip service to gender equality on its platform, but the numbers reveal an entirely different story.

Strange, Stranger, Strangest

Scott Bradfield

June 01, 2018

Recalling the dark and elegant stories of Robert Aickman.

PSYCHISM

Gordon Lish

May 31, 2018

Fine. Prison would do me good, wouldn't it?

Somebody Else’s Babies

Matt Cameron

May 30, 2018

Feeding children to the deportation machine

The Clown Prince

Josh Fruhlinger

May 28, 2018

The blank stare and conspicuous combover are only two of Jared Kushner's fine qualities

The National Hologram

Will Harrison

May 28, 2018

Stephen Shore's widely praised MoMA retrospective perpetrates the myth of an objective America.

The Madness of King Musk

Jacob Silverman

May 25, 2018

Tesla's foundering founder is on a wild tear