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Aziz Rana Wants Us to Stop Worshipping the Constitution Aziz Rana Wants Us to Stop Worshipping the Constitution
A conversation with the legal scholar on why its unusual the Constitution is core to American national identity and his new book The Constitutional Bind.
Jun 3, 2024 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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Talking “Solidarity” With Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix Talking “Solidarity” With Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix
A conversation with the activists and writers about their wide-ranging history of the politics of the common good and togetherness.
Apr 23, 2024 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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The Problematic Past, Present, and Future of Inequality Studies The Problematic Past, Present, and Future of Inequality Studies
Branko Milanović’s century-spanning intellectual history of inequality in economic theory reveals the ideological reasons behind the field’s resurgence in the last few decades.
Mar 20, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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Making Sense of the Fascism Debate Making Sense of the Fascism Debate
A Rorschach test for understanding what is ailing American society.
Mar 19, 2024 / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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The Century of Milton Friedman The Century of Milton Friedman
An interview with Jennifer Burns on her authoritative new biography of the American economist and the personal and intellectual origins of his theories.
Feb 5, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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Wendy Brown: A Conversation on Our “Nihilistic” Age Wendy Brown: A Conversation on Our “Nihilistic” Age
The Nation spoke with the political theorist about the multifront crisis of the post-Trump era and the moral and intellectual commitments of scholars and higher education.
Jan 10, 2024 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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The History of Equality: It’s Complicated The History of Equality: It’s Complicated
A conversation with the historian Darrin McMahon about his new book Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea and the strange and contradicting development of the liberal version o...
Nov 16, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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The Market Radicals Who Want to Put an End to Democracy The Market Radicals Who Want to Put an End to Democracy
A conversation with the historian Quinn Slobodian about economic loopholes, the end of neoliberalism, and his new book Crack-Up Capitalism.
Oct 11, 2023 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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Is Liberalism a Politics of Fear? Is Liberalism a Politics of Fear?
A conversation with Samuel Moyn about the Cold War’s profound and negative influence on the liberal worldview and his new book, Liberalism Against Itself.
Sep 11, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
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Why These Leftists Oppose Free Money Why These Leftists Oppose Free Money
A conversation with Daniel Zamora Vargas and Anton Jäger about why a “basic income” isn't such a progressive welfare idea.
Aug 23, 2023 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins