Political Currents by Ross Barkan

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Why bother?
Mar 9 • 
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The Reading Life
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Twilight of the Liberal Left
An era decisively ends
Nov 9, 2024 • 
Ross Barkan
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Twilight of the Liberal Left
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Brat Summer Is Over
And politicians should answer questions
Sep 5, 2024 • 
Ross Barkan
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Brat Summer Is Over
117
The End of Taylor and Travis
A new era arrives
Nov 24, 2024 • 
Ross Barkan
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The End of Taylor and Travis
2
When Zohran Won
A surreal and smashing victory
Jun 25 • 
Ross Barkan
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When Zohran Won
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The Rise of the New Romanticism
On our culture and its discontents
Feb 20 • 
Ross Barkan
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The Rise of the New Romanticism
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What is Kamala Harris Afraid of?
Barely talking to the media is weird
Sep 3, 2024 • 
Ross Barkan
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What is Kamala Harris Afraid of?
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The Trials of Anti-Woke
On Freddie deBoer, and all the rest
Apr 20 • 
Ross Barkan
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The Trials of Anti-Woke
149
From Misogyny to No Man's Land
The vanishing male in contemporary literature
May 11, 2024 • 
Ross Barkan
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From Misogyny to No Man's Land
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The Outer Borough Mind
Understanding Donald Trump
Nov 16, 2024 • 
Ross Barkan
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The Outer Borough Mind
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How Do We Understand Culture?
On Perlstein, Rothfeld, and reality
Jan 28 • 
Ross Barkan
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How Do We Understand Culture?
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The Zohran Effect
A leftist takes off
Mar 20 • 
Ross Barkan
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