Why We Need Utopias
Kristen Ghodsee, author of “Everyday Utopia,” on what we can learn from experiments in alternative ways of organizing private life.
Voters Have the Right to Be Dissatisfied with ‘Bidenomics’
The president’s defenders think voters are ungrateful for a good economy. But people’s economic experiences vary widely, and much of the country has little to appreciate Biden for.
Beware Ideologies That Tell You You’re Better Than Everyone Else
On the ugly fascist nonsense of Costin Alamariu, the ‘Bronze Age Pervert,’ and why objectively horrible ideologies somehow find adherents
The Hypocritical, Phony Outrage About Chinese Spying
If we are outraged by China’s spying against the U.S., then is it legitimate for the U.S. to spy on China? Or is espionage only objectionable when other countries do the same things we do already?
The History of Arab-Jews Can Change Our Understanding of The World
Historian Avi Shlaim describes the devastating effects that rigid nationalism has on hybrid cultures, such as the Jewish Baghdad of his early childhood.
Why Are People Frightened That Kids Will Learn About Sex?
Is it reasonable for parents to panic at cartoon nudity in school textbooks? Only if we embrace irrational taboos about bodies.
Why Medical Debt Forgiveness Drives Are Not Enough
On the politics of ransom, and why there is no substitute for free universal healthcare.
Why The Problem Isn’t Single-Parent Families
The problem is that we don’t take seriously the obligation to give people good lives.