Egypt’s Carceralocracy
In Egypt, untold thousands of people have been imprisoned for the “crime” of merely criticizing their government.
Politics
Columns
Schoolhouse Crock
January 02, 2025
Today’s advocates for “classical Christian education” don’t seem have any historical knowledge.
Down with the Ship
December 27, 2024
The Baffler looks back in anger at 2024.
Codes of Silence
December 20, 2024
Say Nothing is a salvo in a history war that long predates it.
Protecting the Rights of Syrian Refugees
December 19, 2024
Syrian refugees have the right to return home—but they must not be forced.
We Owe Each Other Everything
December 18, 2024
A new book charts the rise, fall, and afterlife of Black Christian Nationalism.
Trick Clock
December 05, 2024
On the job with a seasonal migrant worker.
University of Hindutva
December 04, 2024
Hindu supremacist organizations are coming for American college campuses.
The Consultant Con
November 25, 2024
The Democrats are a business masquerading as a party.
Maurice Isserman’s Red Scare
November 21, 2024
Reds: The Tragedy of American Communism is a conscious throwback to Cold War liberalism.
Masks Off
November 20, 2024
The push to criminalize face coverings puts everyone at risk.
Incendiary Kites
November 13, 2024
We’ve no shortage of proof.