Books and Ideas

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

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

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

The Candle of Memory

The Candle of Memory The Candle of Memory

Anne Applebaum's new history of the Ukrainian famine illustrates the perils of using the past in service of today's politics.

Dec 14, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sophie Pinkham

The Second Klan

The Second Klan The Second Klan

Linda Gordon’s new book captures how white supremacy has long been part of our political mainstream.

Dec 13, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kevin M. Kruse

The Harasser’s Apology

The Harasser’s Apology The Harasser’s Apology

Alissa Quart reconfigures the recent public statements of men who have sexually harassed, assaulted, or raped women (or, in one case, other men) into free-form poetry. I always fe…

Dec 12, 2017 / Alissa Quart

Tom Tomorrow Cartoon

The Plight of Male Chauvinists The Plight of Male Chauvinists

These feminists are taking all the fun out of harassment.

Dec 12, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Susan Meiselas’s Redemptive Time

Susan Meiselas’s Redemptive Time Susan Meiselas’s Redemptive Time

In her new photo-memoir, the photographer returns to the origin of her career to reflect on all she’s remembered, and why it’s worth remembering.

Dec 5, 2017 / Ratik Asokan

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