Theodor Adorno and the Crises of Liberalism Theodor Adorno and the Crises of Liberalism
At the center of Adorno’s work was a reminder that fascist movements are not exceptional to liberal democracy but signs of its failure.
Dec 15, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Peter E. Gordon
The Liberal Establishment Is ‘a Stranger to Self-Examination’ The Liberal Establishment Is ‘a Stranger to Self-Examination’
A conversation with Pankaj Mishra about Biden’s closer-than-expected victory, the sterile state of mainstream intellectual culture, and his new book Bland Fanatics.
Nov 23, 2020 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Letters From the November 11/December 7, 2020, Issue Letters From the November 11/December 7, 2020, Issue
Hofstadter’s legacy…
Nov 17, 2020 / Our Readers and Jeet Heer
Richard Hofstadter’s Discontents Richard Hofstadter’s Discontents
Why did the historian come to fear the very movements he once would have celebrated?
Oct 6, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jeet Heer
One Damn Thing After Another One Damn Thing After Another
The long roots of liberal democracy’s crisis.
May 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Jan-Werner Müller
The Extinction Crisis Devastating San Francisco Bay The Extinction Crisis Devastating San Francisco Bay
The San Francisco Bay’s rich ecosystem is collapsing—and the region’s liberal leaders bear part of the blame.
Apr 21, 2020 / Feature / Jimmy Tobias
Does Liberalism Have Its Roots in the Illiberal Upheavals of the English Reformation? Does Liberalism Have Its Roots in the Illiberal Upheavals of the English Reformation?
A recent book argues that liberalism has an “unexpected debt” to evangelical religion.
Jan 28, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Keith Thomas
Nikil Saval Is the Most Interesting Politician in America Nikil Saval Is the Most Interesting Politician in America
From Das Kapital to the State Capital, the Philadelphia State Senate candidate is pushing for a just and functioning economy for all.
Dec 20, 2019 / John Washington
Will the Sanders/Warren Truce Hold on Debate Night? Will the Sanders/Warren Truce Hold on Debate Night?
The progressive champions see each other as allies—but the press and their own supporters are trying to gin up a fight.
Dec 18, 2019 / Jeet Heer
RIP, World Trade Organization? RIP, World Trade Organization?
The United States was hostile to the WTO for years. Then came Donald Trump.
Dec 9, 2019 / Todd N. Tucker