Sinopharmacology
Nobody asks for anything by name.
Baffler Archives: Salvos
Columns
Permanent Crisis
We need a stronger, more expansive paradigm for understanding the exponentially increasing number of overdose deaths.
Tunnel Visions
The global pacifying industry is just getting started.
High Expectations
Labor abuse in the growing cannabis industry.
K-Pop
“The toes, fingers, and ears are thrilling with all the feelings of musical vibration.”
A Drug Against War
The axis of MDMA and military organizations can seem an odd alliance.
Pain and Suffering
The extraordinary power of opium products to alleviate pain is complicated by the language of addiction.
Miss Direction
George Santos won’t be the iceberg that sinks our foundering democracy, merely the orchestra that plays us out.
American Rehab
Waiting has long been a defining feature of addiction treatment in Oregon.
Beyond Left Melancholy
What happens when hope curdles?
Gender Fear
To what political alternative does careful and critical contemplation lead us?
Dance Dance Revolution?
Pilfered soul is the name of the game.