Everyone's A Critic
Hey all. Let's hop to it. Politics/Culture The brilliant Tobi Haslett was interviewed by The Point's Jessica Swoboda recently about politics and criticism. An excerpt: JS: In your lecture for the University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design’s 2022 Critical Issues Lecture
Great Erasure Theory
Hey all. It’s been a bit, but I’ve gotten a difficult section of the book squared away, so I’ll hopefully get back to posting on a regular schedule pretty soon. Expect another post in a couple of days. Let’s hop to it. Politics I’ve been
What Do We Mean When We Say “Culture War?”
Hey all. The phrase “culture war” has come to irk me more and more these last few days — I’m not really sure what I’m talking about when I use it, and I don’t know that anyone else is either. Broadly, it seems to refer to two related
On Elon Musk Buying Twitter
Hey all, Apologies for the delay — I’m in the middle of what I expect to be the longest, densest sections of my book right now. You can expect a second post tomorrow. Recent Work TNR’s May issue on democracy is out and I’ve got a long review
Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Recent Work I have two pieces in The New Republic’s May special issue, “Democracy in Peril.” The one [https://newrepublic.com/article/165936/will-democrats-fight-save-democracy] that went up online yesterday, “Will the Democrats Fight to Save Democracy?” is a
On Liberalism, Again.
Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Philosophy I’ve been off Twitter for over a month now and can’t say I’ve missed it for the most part. I do wish, though, I’d been around for the debate about LSE philosopher and Leverhulme Prize winner Liam Bright’
Florida Men
Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Recent Work I just put out a column [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/30/republicans-gop-party-children-abuse] for The Guardian about the child abuse allegations the right’s flinging around and the Republican Party’s record of protecting child
West-Side Stories
Hey all. Let’s hop to it. Film Some of the craziest things ever to have happened at the Oscars seem to happen just about every year now. Still, I, like most people, couldn’t be bothered to watch this time around, which was clearly a mistake. How was I
Editorial. Bored.
Hey all. Let's hop to it. Media I’m not going to engage the latest [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/18/opinion/cancel-culture-free-speech-poll.html] from the Times editorial board at length — I’ve already said all I have to say about this subject
Democrats Deliver?
Hey all. Let's hop to it. Politics We’re at about the point in a midterm year when pundits start talking intensely about what they expect to happen in November. I don’t intend to do so — not just because I’m busy writing and thinking about other
