Unexceptional Politics
by Emily Apter
A critical meditation on the trials and tribulations of deliberative democracy now
A critical meditation on the trials and tribulations of deliberative democracy now
Bigger Profits, Slower Growth
by Herman Mark Schwartz
What are the possible economic causes of populist politics? Begin with the recent development of disintegrated supply chains.
What are the possible economic causes of populist politics? Begin with the recent development of disintegrated supply chains.
The Young Man Who Sells Antiques
by Jesse Ball
A short story about a red bird
A short story about a red bird
Artist Portfolio: Lucy Raven
Text by Pavel Pyś
Artist Lucy Raven is cinematically drawn to the scientific and industrial worlds of the American West
Artist Lucy Raven is cinematically drawn to the scientific and industrial worlds of the American West
The Laws of War
by Peter Holquist
How the Russian Empire helped to create the laws of war
How the Russian Empire helped to create the laws of war
The Origins Myth
by Fred M. Donner
The myths and material origins of early Islam
The myths and material origins of early Islam
Perm-36
by Joshua Yaffa
An encounter with Russia's unfinished past, as told by the New Yorker's Moscow correspondent
An encounter with Russia's unfinished past, as told by the New Yorker's Moscow correspondent
Mobilizing Fear
by Carina L. Johnson
Propagandizing German–Ottoman conflict in the sixteenth century
Propagandizing German–Ottoman conflict in the sixteenth century
The Absent Epic
by Haun Saussy
Epics, China, and the politics of narrative
Epics, China, and the politics of narrative
Truckstops on the Information Superhighway
by Tung-Hui Hu
Ant Farm’s 1970 “Truckstop Network” was borne of the idea that one could reverse the dreary flow of information by taking it into one’s own hands.
Ant Farm’s 1970 “Truckstop Network” was borne of the idea that one could reverse the dreary flow of information by taking it into one’s own hands.
Death and the Miner
by Rosalind C. Morris
For more than a century, the gold mines of South Africa were the sparkling center of a nation. Today, itinerant migrant miners scavenge their ruins.
For more than a century, the gold mines of South Africa were the sparkling center of a nation. Today, itinerant migrant miners scavenge their ruins.
Revitalizing Public Discourse
by Michael Sandel
Populism, Trump, and the future of democracy
Populism, Trump, and the future of democracy
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