Political Currents by Ross Barkan

The Most Interesting Race in New York City

DSA's newest test

Apr 1 • Ross Barkan

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March 2026

Long Promised Road

Notes and news for spring

Mar 29 • Ross Barkan

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The New Cultural Criticism

A movement for the 2020s

Mar 15 • Ross Barkan

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Here are the Substacks You Should Read

Reviving a series

Mar 6 • Ross Barkan

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February 2026

Why Fiction?

The struggle against anti-humanism in our new age

Feb 27 • Ross Barkan

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How You Can Help

Preorder my novel, if you haven't already

Feb 25 • Ross Barkan

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AI Agonistes

Time for the industry to put up or shut up

Feb 16 • Ross Barkan

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Can Zohran Mamdani Beat the New York Post?

The media dynamics working in his favor

Feb 5 • Ross Barkan

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January 2026

The Dying Animal

MAGA in twilight

Jan 27 • Ross Barkan

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Teddy Starr, All-American

New fiction

Jan 19 • Ross Barkan

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Charlie Kirk and a Failed Culture War

2026, fresh and bloody

Jan 11 • Ross Barkan

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The Zohran Age

Inauguration Day

Jan 2 • Ross Barkan

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