No Prophets, No Honor
Cultural criticism must perform the trick of reading the signs within culture while partially escaping it.
Baffler Archives: Outbursts
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Enemies of the People
As we veer into a brave new age of right-wing populism, a restive mood of contempt for the masses has seized the opposition. Demoralized liberals, still reeling from the debacle of the 2016 presidential ballot, are salving their wounds with reveries of metaphysical ...
Strangers in a Cruel Land
On a chilly October morning, hours before sunrise, armed agents of an enormous, unaccountable government agency dragged a terrified teenager from his home, handcuffed his wrists and ankles, and transported him to a holding cell to begin a period of indefinite detention. It was a ...
Digging Matriarchy
They’re not going to get away with it, you know. One day patriarchy will fall flat on its face and that’ll be the end of it. Even the Pope’s against patriarchy: he admits that it undermines democracy, peace, security, and the environment.[1] And he’s the head of a ...