Marko Kovic (ZIPAR): The General Problem of Prioritization. What is energy dominance? Katy Lederer on the Trump Administration off the leash and unleashing. Paige Williams on Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump’s battering ram. Madawi Al-Rasheed on the slow, dangerous implosion of Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. Theresa May just warned of a “no-deal Brexit” — here are some of the doomsday scenarios. Without exception: Brad Evans interviews Lauren Berlant on the ordinariness of violence. Joshua Cohen on the distracted state of the union: To live in America today is to sit slackjawed at a helpless recline. Is the criticism of cultural appropriation self-defeating? Thoughts on the paradox of cultural appropriation.
Jon Orman (Hong Kong): Theorised to Death: Diagnosing the Social Pseudosciences (A re-reading of Explanation and Human Action by A.R. Louch [1966]). Melissa Naschek reviews Mistaken Identity: Race and Class in the Age of Trump by Asad Haider (and a response). Daniel Denvir interviews Asad Haider on mistaking identity politics (and part 2). David Greenberg on the Left’s misleading attacks on liberal Democrats. Anand Giridharadas on why Jeff Bezos’ philanthropy plan is well-intended — and misguided. Republican memo admits voters oppose Republican policies. Trump’s latest abuse of power is likely to blow up in his face. Hillary Clinton: American democracy is in crisis — we need to do everything we can to fight back.
