Velvet Ropes and Poor Doors
Migrant caravans vs. passports for the rich. Open borders are less threatening when the world’s citizens have at least rough economic equality.
What the US Did to Haiti
How the American public's ignorance of the country's destructive policy towards Haiti fuels racialized narratives about the supposed threat of Haitian immigrants.
A Poetry Critic Looks at Elon Musk’s Awful Poem
The world’s richest man has taken to verse, and the results are just as unpleasant as the rest of his ideas.
Surely AI Safety Legislation Is A No-Brainer
Radical Silicon Valley libertarianism is forcing us all to take on unnecessary risks, and the new technology is badly in need of regulation.
Is James Baldwin Nostalgia For The Better or Worse?
In his 100th year, there's a danger in celebrating Baldwin without recognizing his true radicalism.
Lessons from the Business Plot
In 1934, American oligarchs planned a 'Wall Street Putsch' to stop Roosevelt’s New Deal. What would today’s capitalists do if their power was under threat?
Fake Plants Are Dystopian
We are creating a world of synthetic dead things that pass themselves off as the living things that we have killed.
How to Read Nietzsche
Is Nietzsche best categorized as a reactionary or a champion of personal liberation? Daniel Tutt, author of a new book on Nietzsche's thought, weighs in.