Baffler Archives: Odds and Ends
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All-Star Poets
GEORGE MOSES HORTON
(c. 1798–c. 1883)
George Moses Horton is the only American to publish a book while living in slavery. In his poem “On Hearing Of The Intention Of A Gentleman To Purchase The Poet’s Freedom,” Horton summoned something grand to say about his ...
Care Manual
What if we lived in a world founded on community care?
Boob Jubilee
The artist of “Boob Jubilee,” William Powhida, would like to thank The Center for Bourgeoisie Studies (CfBS) for their research assistance.
The Anthropological Typology of a Disaggregated Body Politic
Crime and punishment are the whetstones upon which homo sapiens have shaped their cultures and societies.
Told as a story, it is often one about the consequences that follow when an individual breaks a covenant; rarely is it understood as the perpetual state of our species, who ...
Consumer Reports
Art by Taylor Benson.