Political Capitalism and Ideology
The Brenner-Riley Controversy, Part II
Race dominates American politics. From human rights to foreign policy, it permeates everything.(...)
The Brenner-Riley Controversy, Part II
Race dominates American politics. From human rights to foreign policy, it permeates everything.(...)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s The Marriage of Maria Braun
The Marriage of Maria Braun is a cinematic speedball, tugging the heart in opposite directions until it cannot bear the strain.(...)
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s The Lives of Others
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s superb 2006 film The Lives of Others looks back at the final years of East Germany.(...)
The Battleground’s Fall Books List
Wendy Brown’s Nihilistic Times
Max Weber is the thinker of modernity par excellence.(...)
Remembering Germany in Autumn
German Jewish Realities and Fantasies
According to the Berlin-based Jewish philosopher Susan Neiman, "There is nothing more German than wanting to be Jewish."(...)
The End of Silvio Berlusconi
It’s often written that Silvio Berlusconi’s political fortunes lasted almost thirty years, from 1994 to his death in 2023. But this is not true.(...)
Decisive Pink’s Ticket to Fame
Ticket to Fame, the debut LP by avantpop duo Decisive Pink, isn’t likely to take them far. But the band's refusal to follow the playbook for success gives the record a staying power that hit-minded music rarely achieves.(...)
Painted Love, Wedding Cake and Ugly Duchess
June is busting out all over, so love must be in the air. Or rather, it's a less romantic version - coupling, whether conscious or unconscious.(...)