Film & Politics
Marvel’s latest blockbuster serves the classic function of myth—to provide a poetic account of the political ethics of a community.
Published: 2018-02-22 13:38:17
Historical Anniversaries
With half a century of hindsight, 1968 appears less a global turning point than an example of one of history’s signal features—irony.
Published: 2018-02-21 16:45:47
The New Monopoly
Amazon is on its way to becoming the next Standard Oil, amassing inordinate market power to set the terms by which goods are bought and sold in the United States.
Published: 2018-02-20 10:45:16
The Importance of Engagement
We are at a tipping point. Around the world, many democracies are hanging by a thread and autocrats are preparing more savage assaults on what remains of freedom.
Published: 2018-02-16 14:30:04
