Letters From the December 28, 2020/January 4, 2021, Issue Letters From the December 28, 2020/January 4, 2021, Issue
No great mystery… Supreme obstacle… Paradise lost…
Dec 15, 2020 / Our Readers
Theodor Adorno and the Crises of Liberalism Theodor Adorno and the Crises of Liberalism
At the center of Adorno’s work was a reminder that fascist movements are not exceptional to liberal democracy but signs of its failure.
Dec 15, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Peter E. Gordon
Serenade Behind a Floating Stage Serenade Behind a Floating Stage
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Dec 15, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Shangyang Fang
Joe Biden Needs to Revive the Spirit of Tammany Hall Joe Biden Needs to Revive the Spirit of Tammany Hall
In the current crisis, Americans needs fewer high-minded speeches and more jobs and money.
Dec 14, 2020 / Jeet Heer
Time for Optimism, or More Despair? We Still Don’t Know. Time for Optimism, or More Despair? We Still Don’t Know.
The Electoral College certifies Biden’s win, Covid vaccines roll out—but damage is still being done.
Dec 14, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Ron Johnson Brings Fringe Science to the US Senate Ron Johnson Brings Fringe Science to the US Senate
At a Senate committee hearing on Covid-19, the Wisconsin senator favored the voices of quacks over those of his constituents.
Dec 14, 2020 / Sarah Godlewski
Civilian Control Means More Than Just Wearing a Suit to Work Civilian Control Means More Than Just Wearing a Suit to Work
Substantive civilian control means ensuring that the pursuit of security aligns with the preservation of liberty at home.
Dec 14, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich
What if Scientists Already Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic? What if Scientists Already Know How to Prevent the Next Pandemic?
One Health is a pan-species approach that could ward off the next big outbreak. But first, it has to overcome the anti-science ethos of the Trump era.
Dec 14, 2020 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias
Lightning Strike Lightning Strike
A movement called the Women’s Strike has been drawing hundreds of thousands of people to protest drastic abortion restrictions in Poland in recent months.
Dec 14, 2020 / OppArt / Various Contributors