Books and Ideas

Democracy’s Revenge

Democracy’s Revenge Democracy’s Revenge

What political scientists and policy journalists often miss about American politics.

Oct 19, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Timothy Shenk

Protest in Poland

The Kids Are Alright: A Legendary Feminist on Feminism’s Future The Kids Are Alright: A Legendary Feminist on Feminism’s Future

Ann Snitow on freedom, Ferrante, feminism abroad, and why none of us can go it alone.

Oct 18, 2016 / Sarah Leonard and Ann Snitow

The Post-Election Lives of Trump’s Surrogates

The Post-Election Lives of Trump’s Surrogates The Post-Election Lives of Trump’s Surrogates

A few suggestions and predictions for Rudy Giuliani, Chris Christie, and the others.

Oct 14, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan

Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate in Ashtray-Binding

Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate in Ashtray-Binding Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate in Ashtray-Binding

The poetry in Dylan’s music has always been something different from the language on the page that we associate with poets.

Oct 13, 2016 / David Hajdu

Trump Rally

Donald Trump’s Apocalypse Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Donald Trump’s Apocalypse Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Whatever happens in November, the forecast is more stormy weather ahead.

Oct 13, 2016 / John Feffer

Donald Trump Thumbs

Hot-Mic Tape Brings Late-Inning Defections Hot-Mic Tape Brings Late-Inning Defections

The tape set some Republican Endorsers to revising Their stand on Trump, as if it showed Them anything surprising. When boy to boy, The Donald brags Of women he’d “seduced,” Surpri…

Oct 13, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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Letters From the October 31, 2016, Issue Letters From the October 31, 2016, Issue

Hello, goodbye…
 Bern on, Bern out…
 With or without her…
 Media malfeasance…
 Pragmatism trumps purity…
 Uberteachers
…

Oct 13, 2016 / Our Readers

Populism’s Two Paths

Populism’s Two Paths Populism’s Two Paths

Throughout the North Atlantic, insurgencies on the left and the right are challenging mainstream politics. The question is: Which popular movement—the left’s or the right’s—will pr...

Oct 13, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Jedediah Britton-Purdy

Jean Stafford

5 Novels About the Sordid Lives of High-Minded People 5 Novels About the Sordid Lives of High-Minded People

Zetigeist literature that prefigures the Brat Pack.

Oct 13, 2016 / Michelle Dean

The Brat Pack Grows Up

The Brat Pack Grows Up The Brat Pack Grows Up

Once the voice of youthful dissatisfaction, Jay McInerney, Tama Janowitz, and Bret Easton Ellis experience the growing pains of middle age.

Oct 12, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Dean

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