Woke-Speak of Bosses at NPR and Academia Irks the Masses
By 2025, I assert, no one is going to talk the way NPR CEO Katherine Maher talks, ever again. No doubt the word ‘woke’ has…
The Left and Its Meaning
The Left’s adherence to principles makes it politically dogmatic and inflexible. This is the entry point of its puritanism. Principles, especially t…
Was Adorno a Leninist?
Chris Cutrone and Douglas Lain discuss the essay "Do We Need Adorno?" The essay was published in Nonsite in 2012 and is included in Cutrone's upcomin…
Our Climate Apartheid Plan
What do we owe the world’s poor as our way of life harms theirs? This question will concretely test what our talk of human rights…
Sohrab Ahmari of Compact in NYC
This interview with Sohrab Ahmari was filmed in NYC on April 15th, 2024. It is a snapshot capturing a moment in the process of transformation from neo…
The Ballad of OJ: America’s Real Life Bigger Thomas
O.J. was now a brand, not unlike we saw with Micheal Jordan in the 80s. Consumable, gorgeous, safe, apolitical, and perfectly pliable for Madison Ave …