Originalism on Trial
Bob Egelko reviews Richard L. Hasen's "The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption."...
The Political Print: On David Francis Taylor’s “The Politics of Parody”
Jake Fuchs reviews “The Politics of Parody,” a literary analysis of British satirical prints by David Francis Taylor....
A Science of Exceptions: On Michel Serres’s “The Birth of Physics”
Christine Wertheim takes the measure of “The Birth of Physics” by Michel Serres, translated from the French by David Webb and William James Ross....
Beyond the Lyme Wars
Suzanne Koven applies a clinical lens to “Sick: A Memoir” by Porochista Khakpour....
Revolt and Revulsion in Margarita García Robayo’s “Fish Soup”
Margarita García Robayo’s prose is concise and startling, her voice versatile and capable of packing a serious punch....
A Tale of Two States
Is the United States’s future going to be more like Wisconsin or California?...
Past Progressive: Dan Kaufman’s “The Fall of Wisconsin”
A smart analysis of how foundations and outside money helped turn a left-leaning state to Trump....
Black Magic Realism: John Rechy’s First Novel
A witches’ brew of magic, legend, and tortured faith....
Beyond Physical Coexistence: Aminatta Forna’s “Happiness”
Aminatta Forna's "Happiness" shows us why we must embrace coexistence and how this works in practice....
Let Us Rejoice While We Are Young
Maria Rybakova reviews Mircea Eliade's early novel "Gaudeamus," recently translated by Christopher Bartholomew and released by Istros Books....
Platform Moderation and Its Discontents
Will moderation save us? Robert Gorwa reviews Tarleton Gillespie's "Custodians of the Internet."...
The Bitchified Decade We’re Still Paying For
Allison Yarrow’s “90s Bitch” explores how pre-2000s culture both celebrated and constrained autonomous femininity....
