The Pathologies of Privilege
Everyone knows privilege is a rotten thing. But should it be excised or democratized?
The Clinton Foundation’s Problems Are Deeper Than You Think
Critical scrutiny has focused on the Foundation’s fundraising. But there are equally troubling questions about its actual work.
America’s All-Purpose Rent-A-Cop
Outgoing NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton has made policing into a very lucrative enterprise…
We Will Force You To Be Free
You can measure how bad a law is by what it looks like when you enforce it.
The Necessity of Political Vulgarity
To deny the importance of vulgarity is to reject the revolutionary tradition…
Whose Gay History?
Chicago went from raiding gay nightclubs to painting rainbows all over its streets. But queer history is more complicated than the standard progressive fable…
Review: “Listen, Liberal”
To understand the ascendance of affluent professional liberalism, one needs to understand how the labor movement shot itself in the foot…
It Is Perfectly Acceptable To Unashamedly Enjoy Avocados
Ignore those whose income depends on spoiling things people enjoy…