Corey Robin
How Do We Survive the Constitution?
In “Tyranny of the Minority,” Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt argue that the document has doomed our politics. But it can also save them.
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecies of Clarence Thomas
For decades, Thomas has had a deeply pessimistic view of the country, rooted in his reading of the Fourteenth Amendment. After the Supreme Court’s recent opinions, his dystopia is becoming our reality.
Trump and the Trapped Country
For years, we debated whether Donald Trump would topple democracy. But the threat continues to come from the system itself.
The Professor and the Politician
For Max Weber, only the most heroic figures could generate meaning in the world. Does his theory hold up today?
The Pandemic Is the Time to Resurrect the Public University
The coronavirus has revealed to many the geography of class in America, showing that where we live and work shapes whether we live or die. Might it offer a similar lesson about where we learn?
Clarence Thomas’s Radical Vision of Race
Thomas has moved from black nationalism to the right. But his beliefs about racism, and our ability to solve it, remain the same.
Eric Hobsbawm, the Communist Who Explained History
Hobsbawm, perhaps the world’s most renowned historian, saw his political hopes crumble. He used that defeat to tell the story of our age.
The Plight of the Political Convert
Defectors from the left have often given the right a spark and depth. Why doesn’t it work the other way around?
How Do We Survive the Constitution?
In “Tyranny of the Minority,” Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt argue that the document has doomed our politics. But it can also save them.
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecies of Clarence Thomas
For decades, Thomas has had a deeply pessimistic view of the country, rooted in his reading of the Fourteenth Amendment. After the Supreme Court’s recent opinions, his dystopia is becoming our reality.
Trump and the Trapped Country
For years, we debated whether Donald Trump would topple democracy. But the threat continues to come from the system itself.
The Professor and the Politician
For Max Weber, only the most heroic figures could generate meaning in the world. Does his theory hold up today?
The Pandemic Is the Time to Resurrect the Public University
The coronavirus has revealed to many the geography of class in America, showing that where we live and work shapes whether we live or die. Might it offer a similar lesson about where we learn?
Clarence Thomas’s Radical Vision of Race
Thomas has moved from black nationalism to the right. But his beliefs about racism, and our ability to solve it, remain the same.
Eric Hobsbawm, the Communist Who Explained History
Hobsbawm, perhaps the world’s most renowned historian, saw his political hopes crumble. He used that defeat to tell the story of our age.
The Plight of the Political Convert
Defectors from the left have often given the right a spark and depth. Why doesn’t it work the other way around?