Angelo Herndon and the Radical Politics of Free Speech Angelo Herndon and the Radical Politics of Free Speech
The story ofhis landmark case reminds us of how powerful a popular front of socialists and liberals can be in protecting our civil liberties.
Nov 17, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Randall Kennedy
The Messy Campus Thriller of “After the Hunt” The Messy Campus Thriller of “After the Hunt”
Luca Guadagnino’s films have always asked viewers to turn off their brains when it comes to love and sex. In his new film, he asks the opposite.
Nov 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Lovia Gyarkye
Saudi Arabia Is Using Games to Improve Its Image Saudi Arabia Is Using Games to Improve Its Image
Paris Marx is joined by Nathan Grayson to discuss how Saudi Arabia is buying its way into the sports, comedy, and video game industries in order to broaden its investment portfolio…
Nov 13, 2025 / Podcast
Franz Kafka’s Best Friend Franz Kafka’s Best Friend
Kafka’s late story about a philosopher dog, like most of his stories about animals, is really about our lost humanity.
Nov 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Lethem
Mamdani’s Momentum, Plus “The Radical Fund” Mamdani’s Momentum, Plus “The Radical Fund”
On Start Making Sense: Bhaskar Sunkara comments on the tasks facing New York City’s new socialist mayor, and historian John Fabian Witt talks about left politics in the 1920s.
Nov 12, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
The Transformation of the New York Waterfront The Transformation of the New York Waterfront
From the Navy Yard and Industry City to the recent remaking of Bush Terminal, developers are attempting to remake Brooklyn’s coastline.
Nov 11, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Karrie Jacobs
How Can We Fix American Democracy? How Can We Fix American Democracy?
Preserving our democracy is as urgent a task as ever, but the question is how.
Nov 11, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas Lemann
Rethinking Nuremberg for the 21st Century Rethinking Nuremberg for the 21st Century
The new film Nuremberg may tell us as much about the present as about the past.
Nov 10, 2025 / Elizabeth Borgwardt
The Invention of the Modern Self The Invention of the Modern Self
How did the idea of the individual come into being?
Nov 10, 2025 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell