Culture

President Donald Trump

A President Who Attempts to Ban Books That Expose Him Should Be Impeached A President Who Attempts to Ban Books That Expose Him Should Be Impeached

Trump’s legal threats represent an assault not just on Michael Wolff’s book but on the basic premise of the US Constitution.

Jan 5, 2018 / John Nichols

Marc Raskin

Marcus Raskin, a True Citizen, Will Be Missed Marcus Raskin, a True Citizen, Will Be Missed

Raskin rejected the trappings of high office to create a space that might speak truth to that power. 

Jan 2, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Resistance by Refusal: You’re Never Too Legit to Quit Resistance by Refusal: You’re Never Too Legit to Quit

In an interview, Jennet Kirkpatrick, the author of The Virtues of Exit, makes the case for giving up.

Jan 2, 2018 / Richard Kreitner

Marcus Raskin

Marcus Raskin: Farewell to a Prodigiously Beating Heart Marcus Raskin: Farewell to a Prodigiously Beating Heart

Above all, he gave us hope.

Dec 29, 2017 / Norman Birnbaum

Papito at Artecorte

Hairdressers of the World Unite! (You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Locks… and a Community to Win) Hairdressers of the World Unite! (You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Locks… and a Community to Win)

In one Havana neighborhood, they’re doing exactly that.

Dec 28, 2017 / Sujatha Fernandes

The Alpha Male’s Guide to Power-Hair-Styling

The Alpha Male’s Guide to Power-Hair-Styling The Alpha Male’s Guide to Power-Hair-Styling

ignore this…

Dec 28, 2017 / Sally Gardner

It’s a Daisy

It’s a Daisy It’s a Daisy

Bats twin the sky drowsy from billowing home to watch Night Court. I, Nikki, as a contemporary woman: is bound to ask who’s spiraling in the faucet. If you keep no-lye relaxers on…

Dec 28, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Nikki Wallschlaeger

Puzzle No. 3452

Puzzle No. 3452 Puzzle No. 3452

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Ultimately, saddest tear to go viral (5)  4 Those who aren’t expert mostly gather to admit true failing (8)  9 “Loo…

Dec 28, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Mary McCarthy’s Unsparing Honesty

Mary McCarthy’s Unsparing Honesty Mary McCarthy’s Unsparing Honesty

For McCarthy, accuracy was more than just a literary aesthetic; it was a moral and political position. 

Dec 28, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Maggie Doherty

Arbitrary Rule

Arbitrary Rule Arbitrary Rule

A new work of political theory captures the workplace power dynamics behind sexual harassment.  

Dec 27, 2017 / Books & the Arts / J.C. Pan

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