The Magic Kingdom
There are no workers at Disney World. Everyone is a cast member, and they are all so happy to be here.
From the Archives
Columns
Class Warfare
How much would you pay for a chance at the Ivy League?
In the Kingdom of Mitch
March 2019
What comes after McConnellism?
Who, the People?
Who counts as the people, and how can that definition be revised and updated in shifting historical circumstances?
Nothing Before Us
Assurances of progress alternate with threats of catastrophe; promises of improvement are answered by warnings of decline.
404 Page Not Found
The artifacts of internet life are personal—that is, not professionally or historically notable—and therefore worthless.
American Ghostwriter
This was glorified ventriloquism, in which the Author called upon the American Ghostwriter to play the dummy.
I’m Feeling Bad About America
The campaign song is frequently the porch popular music crawls beneath before it rolls into the fetal position and dies.
This Is Not a Blip
October 2018
Today’s political climate is not simply a passing weather pattern.
Tell Me It’s Going to be OK
Self-care and social retreat under neoliberalism.
Bridges to Nowhere
On liberal dreams of a more imperfect union.
Self-Invasions and the Invaded Self
What do we lose when we lose our privacy?