Archive - Political Currents by Ross Barkan

Trust the Critic?

The book review's tenuous state

9 hrs ago •

November 2024

The New Status Anxiety

Thoughts on the Substack discourse

Nov 30 •

The Chaos President

What is Joe Biden thinking?

Nov 27 •

The End of Taylor and Travis

A new era arrives

Nov 24 •

A Conversation with Caleb Caudell

'Hardly Working' is out now

Nov 21 •

The Outer Borough Mind

Understanding Donald Trump

Nov 16 •

A Democratic ladder climber can't also lead the left

Nov 11 •

Twilight of the Liberal Left

An era decisively ends

Nov 9 •

8 Questions for... Ross Barkan

Political Currents by Ross Barkan

Published on The Literary Obsessive • Nov 8

Post-election thoughts

Nov 6 •

Election Day is Almost Over

Final 2024 thoughts

Nov 5 •

The Untethering

Politics and culture are bound to separate

Nov 1 •

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