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The Coronation of Macron

Harrison Stetler

July 05, 2017

Anglophone centrist pundits' newfound Francophilia is a symptom of the epidemic of escapism ravaging the Third Way intellectual establishment.

Going Deeper Underground

Maximillian Alvarez

July 05, 2017

It had never occurred to me that las chismosas (gossips, big mouths) would even enter discussions about left political organizing.

An Oasis of Horror in an Internet of Boredom

Angela Nagle

June 29, 2017

Those who claim that the new right-wing sensibility online today is just more of the same old right are wrong.

A Brief, Cheesy Interlude

Hanif Abdurraqib

June 29, 2017

I know how writing about cheese in these urgent times might seem like a waste of column inches . . .

Damage and Control

Rafia Zakaria

June 26, 2017

Earlier this month, America woke up to another mass shooting. The venue was a baseball field where members of the House GOP were practicing for the Congressional baseball game that was to be held that Friday. The target—or one of them at least—was House Majority whip ...

Waiting for Bitcoin

Brendan C. Byrne

June 26, 2017

Bitcoin was never meant for the world; the world was meant to be refashioned in its image.

After the Fire

Abi Wilkinson

June 23, 2017

It feels like a potential tipping point—where public opinion finally catches up with brutal reality.

Going Underground

Maximillian Alvarez

June 21, 2017

I marveled at the fact that, in such a seemingly short amount of time, socialism had become a mainstream rallying cry in America once again.

Holy Machiavels

Dave Denison

June 20, 2017

When Christians get behind a leader like Trump, are they following Christ—or Machiavelli?

I Am Not a Fish Dating a Bird

G’Ra Asim

June 19, 2017

Referring to a romantic relationship as interracial today means framing it as a lever for power and access rather than an end unto itself.

Voting Off the Apprentice President

Kathleen Geier

June 19, 2017

A Trump impeachment would demonstrate to voters that the Democratic Party’s days of coddling the rich and powerful are over.

Are These Warriors Less Manly?

G’Ra Asim

June 14, 2017

While some bemoan the "skinny jeanification" of the NBA, the Golden State Warriors demonstrated collective fortitude and decency.