How Can Anyone Object to ‘15 Minute Cities’? (www.currentaffairs.org)
We live in an age when the most unobjectionable and necessary ideas for progress can give rise to paranoia and fear. If the most innocuous, unoriginal possible idea can fuel paranoia, how can we hope to have a sensible discussion about the future of our places?
Against Masculinity (www.currentaffairs.org)
It’s perfectly fine to be a “feminine” man. Young men do not need a vision of “positive masculinity.” They need what everyone else needs: to be a good person who has a satisfying, meaningful life.
Kids Shouldn’t Have to Pay for School Lunches (znetwork.org)
Donald Trump Being Prosecuted for His Crimes Is Good, Actually (jacobin.com)
WaPo Tells Women: If You Want Marriage, Compromise With Misogyny (fair.org)
If capitalism is ‘natural,’ why was so much force used to build it? (climateandcapitalism.com)
“Conservatism” Conserves Nothing (www.currentaffairs.org)
Whatever “conservatism” is, it does not involve the conservation of a stable climate, or the polar ice caps, or the coral reefs, or the global food supply.
There Should Not Be “Religious Exemptions” To Laws (www.currentaffairs.org)
If a law should apply, it should apply regardless of how people feel about following it. If the law infringes on liberty, it should be repealed.
“Freakonomics” Was Neoliberal Bullshit (www.currentaffairs.org)
A look back at the bestselling book franchise that taught people to “think like economists,” by which it meant “think cynically and amorally.”
Star Trek Gave Us a Utopian Vision of an Egalitarian, Postcapitalist Future (jacobin.com)
Should You “Put Your Life In Order” Before Criticizing the World? (www.currentaffairs.org)
Karl Marx’s home life was a hot mess. Jordan Peterson can’t keep his room clean. So what?
PragerU’s Moral Case for Capitalism Is Terrible (jacobin.com)
A “Tradwife” Discovers the Anti-Feminist Lifestyle Is Miserable and Oppressive (www.currentaffairs.org)
A horrendous alt-right influencer who encouraged “traditional” gender roles realized that practicing what she preached made her feel enslaved.
Why Are People Frightened That Kids Will Learn About Sex? (www.currentaffairs.org)
Is it reasonable for parents to panic at cartoon nudity in school textbooks? Only if we embrace irrational taboos about bodies.
Airbnb Was Supposed to Save Capitalism. Instead, It Just Devolved Into Garbage. (jacobin.com)
The Biden Administration Says It Can’t Do Anything to Stop the War on Gaza. That’s a Lie. (jacobin.com)
It’s Time for a Four-Day Workweek (jacobin.com)
Outrage Erupts in Oregon as Democrats Move to Recriminalize Drugs (truthout.org)
The NFL is an Abusive Workplace (www.currentaffairs.org)
As Super Bowl Sunday draws near, it’s important to remember the systemic labor issues that plague the nation’s most popular sport.