Politics

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Stuff People Do

Gary Greenberg

August 14, 2024

Explanation alone cannot explain our parlous state of affairs.

Courting Disaster

Max B. Sawicky

August 06, 2024

Originalism is just a dodge for right-wing judges to impose their own policy preferences.

Freedom from Dissent

Shilpa Jindia

August 02, 2024

Cracking down on free speech in the name of making campuses “safe.”

Pragmocracy Now

Kenneth Dillon

August 01, 2024

For the Biden administration, to be pragmatic is to act now and dream later.

Venture Missionaries

Scout Brobst

July 30, 2024

Making the church a startup.

Value Judgment

Jess McAllen

July 25, 2024

“Value-based care” is good for the bottom line—but bad for patients.

Game Plan

Benedict Nguyễn

July 24, 2024

Paris on the eve of the Olympics.

Netanyahu’s Inferno

Séamus Malekafzali

July 23, 2024

Will Israel invade Lebanon? It seems increasingly likely.

The Techies Who Lunch

Noelle Mateer

July 17, 2024

What is the investment-driven, high-tech future, and why would we want it?

To Russia, with Love

Hannah Gais

July 16, 2024

The American right’s love affair with Russia.

Give Us This Doomsday

Jesse Robertson

July 09, 2024

Theories of weather modification and looming apocalypse pushed back on consensus reality.

Raising Hell

Sarah Jaffe

July 08, 2024

Labor organizing is about giving people permission to want more.