The Black Panther Who Was Banned From the Ballot
A segment of American voters want insurrectionist candidates. Who are election officials to deny them?
A segment of American voters want insurrectionist candidates. Who are election officials to deny them?
Another blow to the idea that algorithms are driving our political dysfunction.
The Nixon administration did everything it could to curb antiwar activism. Then the courts said it had gone too far.
The maverick journalist talks Twitter Files, the end of the anti-government left, Donald Trump, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Plus: For Halloween, the editors describe what scares them most about politics and government right now.
The problem with American politics isn't polarization—it's rising illiberalism.
The 54,000-word draft document is a feeding frenzy of political interests looking to codify special rights and privileges.
"The kind of values I've always embraced are heard more on Fox than on CNN and MSNBC, where they're not welcome."
A new study casts doubt on the most prominent theories about extremism-by-algorithm.
Efforts against violence are turning into restrictions on ideas.
Friday A/V Club: A former Black Panther's winding path
Friday A/V Club: The Yippies, the yuppies, and the ghosts of the '60s and '80s
The French Revolution has long inspired progressive radicals ready for change at any cost.
Shopping at Target. Dining outdoors. No activity these days is too mundane for protesters to shout at you for it.
Friday A/V Club: Daniel Tucker discusses his documentary Local Control: Karl Hess in the World of Ideas—and we also screen the movie itself.
Some DSAers were worried about being associated with antifa, but the motion passed 521–493.
But it wasn't all woke one-upmanship—they also discussed public policy.
Tonight's debate became an exercise in checking privileges.
Campus free speech battles. Intersectionality-fueled infighting. Cancel culture. Pre-order now!
Republicans, who have gleefully warned the public about Democratic flirtations with socialism, shouldn't be quick to gloat given the emergence of an anti-freedom movement on the Right.
A libertarian goes to a conference on socialism and finds some surprising similarities.
Administrator says they "were unable to reach consensus as to what we wanted to achieve with this event," which is pure doublespeak.
Plus: a radical remembering of the suburbs; support for sex-work decrim in NY; Bret Easton Ellis on Mueller and media
It's time to admit that Venezuela's "21st century socialism" failed.
If the left is going to insist that only the most consistent enemies of bigotry are welcome in their ranks, one might expect some consistency.
This is not the first time generic "yaaassss slay kween" feminism has been used to obscure an awful person's record.
What a conspiracy theorist, a Vietnam War deserter, and a Trump adviser have in common
The culture of free speech has been deteriorating for long enough that politics, sadly and predictably, is catching up.
The left doesn't believe racism against white people is possible.
A depressing exemplar of politics in 2018
"Left-wing authoritarians can be just as prejudiced, dogmatic, and extremist as right-wing authoritarians."
Jeffrey Toobin's book on the kidnapped heiress was a mess. This telling is much better.
Friday A/V Club: Columnist, broadcaster, and critic of concentrated power
If everything problematic is evil, silencing and punishing everything problematic becomes a social necessity.
His critique of concentrated power is still relevant today.
In 2017, the left eats its own and the right shows its true colors.
Coco is legit, which is why people are seeing it in droves.
The thug's veto, this time from the far left.
Trump haters rush to buy the famous dystopian novel.
It's tough being a heroic anti-Nazi street fighter when you're the closest thing to a Nazi around.
Frederick Douglass was an ardent defender of free speech, a principle dismissed by Berkeley protesters and rioters and their apologists.
"Ooh, people are interested in an issue? Here's a list of the things I always wanted"
Surely as scientists, liberals are able to maintain their dispassionate objectivity
Lawrence Dennis, Norman Thomas, A.J. Muste, and Raymond Moley debate the ideal social system.