LARB's legal affairs editor Don Franzen examines whether Brett Kavanaugh passes the judicial temperament test.
Kavanaugh and the Judicial Temperament Issue: A Personal View
Current Events
Renovating the House (and Senate…)
"One thing that sent Christine Blasey Ford to therapy in 2012 was a marital disagreement about a house renovation," writes Bonnie Honig.
What’s the Matter With Sweden?
Kelly Candaele reflects on the results of the Swedish general elections.
A Love Letter to Robert Mueller
Lynn Ellen Patyk considers charismatic and bureaucratic authority, and explains why she puts her hope in Robert Mueller.
What the Anonymous Op-Ed is Actually About
George Estreich reads the anonymous NY Times op-ed "for what it is: an attempt to make a future excuse for the conduct of the entire Republican Party."
Beyond Zero-Tolerance: How Rights Violations Follow Migrant Children Past the Border
Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez on how migrant youth are denied aspects of childhood like guarantees to educational access and protection against labor exploitation.
What the Avital Ronell Affair Says about The State of the Profession
Marjorie Perloff weighs in on the Avital Ronell case in response to Jon Wiener's BLARB essay, arguing that the "real victim is the university at large."
Avital and Nimrod: Sexual Harassment and “Campy Communications” at NYU
Jon Wiener examines the Avital Ronell scandal, and questions some of Avital's defenders about how their opinions have changed.
“Sneakerheads” at Canter’s Deli: Uttering the G-word on Fairfax
Fairfax Avenue's culture has transformed from a Jewish enclave to a hypebeast's dream, and maybe that's okay.
The Swan Song of French Nietzscheanism
The first in a series of responses by Richard Wolin to the controversy surrounding Avital Ronell.
