Political Cultures
This week we revisit #MeToo and cancel culture, and we contemplate the politics of music
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Sex On TV
Mitchell Abidor, “How the Most Powerful Frenchman in the World Embraced the Philosophy of Sade – and Lost All of His Power: Libertinage isn’t liberating, it’s a form of fascism.” (February 11, 2021)
Claire Potter, “Why #MeToo Isn’t Enough: The Morning Show wrestles with the ambiguities of workplace sexual harassment—and how complicated the truth really is.” (February 25, 2021)
The Internet
Natasha Lennard, “Why We Should Ban Oppressive Speech Acts: The debate around de-platforming and `cancel culture’ remains mired in a naive understanding of how language really works.” (February 24, 2021)
Music
Neely Bruce, “When Politics is Music to Your Ears: A political composer sets the reconstruction amendments to music.” (February 23, 2021)
Books
Carleton F.W. Larson, “On Treason: A Citizen’s Guide to the Law: An excerpt exploring the meaning of treason and the present-day prevalence of alleging treason.” (February 25, 2021)
Our Columnists
John Stoehr, “The Truth About the Minimum Wage: How to take the word “freedom” away from the GOP.” (February 25, 2021)
Heather Cox Richardson, “This Is What Government Looks Like: As the winter’s Covid-19 surge pushes deaths past 500,000, the Biden administration focuses on policy.” (February 25, 2021)
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