Law and Violence
Missouri’s flawed use-of-force law was in place long before the day Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown.
The Spectacle of Waste
For the second time in as many months the University of Virginia is being asked to reckon with the fact that predatory sexual violence—so prevalent in many parts of the world—is also present in its midst.
The Hedgehog's Array: November 21, 2014
Posted on November 21, 2014
A Century of The New Republic
Still fundamentally liberal in spirit, though less certain than ever about what liberalism means, the magazine reflects the uncertainty that many Americans feel about the viability of politics, and political ideas, in our fragile democracy.
Portrait of the Artist as Algorithm
Posted on November 17, 2014
We generally think of artists as living to express themselves and to leave indelible records of their existence—but Dejan Lazić would apparently prefer to be forgotten.
The Hedgehog’s Array: November 14, 2014
Posted on November 14, 2014
Noteworthy reads from last week.