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Boom and bust

Renewing the republic—from the Holland Tunnel to Hollywood

Nov 7 • 

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October 2025

Raising the masses

Canvassing for Mamdani, excessively democratic social media, and more

Oct 31 • 

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Provost Putin

Militarized education in Russia, queer resistance in the gospels, and AI in the Amazon

Oct 24 • 

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Unhappy families

Protests in Panama, childhood in Lahore, and feeling cranky at the New York Film Festival

Oct 17 • 

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Then and there?

Can our past to deliver us from the present?

Oct 10 • 

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The texture of rebellion

Zapatista fashion, Bangladeshi graffiti, queer opacity, and more

Oct 3 • 

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September 2025

Necromancing the future

On punitive immigration measures, Silicon Valley Christianity, Charlie Kirk Christianity, and more

Sep 26 • 

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Life and death

On the spectacle of assassination and life after war

Sep 19 • 

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Cultivate an ethos

Community gardens, debate on campus, and collective motherhood

Sep 12 • 

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Writing amidst history

Judith Butler on academic freedom, Karen Underhill on Bruno Schulz, and more

Sep 5 • 

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August 2025

"The omelette is a mirage"

Roger Berkowitz, Adam Tooze, and David Hollinger on the Trump administration breaking eggs

Aug 29 • 

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Summer reading: "Who Does My Algorithm Think I Am?"

Marisol Aveline Delarosa offers a portrait of the author according to her apps

Aug 22 • 

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