Archive - Political Currents by Ross Barkan

What Are They Afraid Of?

On the Palestine left and Columbia University

Apr 24 •

Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?

On two fascinating new books

Apr 18 •

The Parasocialism Era

Considering the peak of fan culture

Apr 17 •

Ohtani, Safe at Home

MLB gets the outcome it wants

Apr 15 •

A Conversation with John Pistelli

His new novel, 'Major Arcana,' is a significant work of literature

Apr 12 •

The Death (and Life) of Takedown Culture

Why the Bookforum piece on Lauren Oyler resonates

Apr 11 •

The Death of Debate Culture

On the Guernica implosion and what comes next

Apr 8 •

Chatbot Politics

Eric Adams tumbles into tomorrow

Apr 6 •

What a Second Biden Term Might Actually Look Like

Enter President Harris

Apr 3 •

Black Lives Matter, Palestine, and a Police Killing

A strangely overlooked case in New York

Apr 1 •

March 2024

What Will AI Permanently Disrupt?

Beware, attention merchants

Mar 29 •

Where 'Woke' Still Thrives

Enter indie music

Mar 27 •

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