The Pitfalls of Polemic, or How to Criticize the Crankiest Class of Critics
A review of Catherine Liu’s <em>Virtue Hoarders</em>.
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I know a song that gets on everybody’s nerves
We live in the most annoying of all possible worlds. So why is it so hard to talk about it?
The Record Has Shown
A review of Sarah Schulman’s new oral history, <em>Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993.</em>
What is Limbic Capitalism?
An interview with historian David Courtwright on his new book, <em>The Age of Addiction.</em>
The Sex Addiction Rabbit Hole
Sex addiction might be a “myth”, but all myths make sense of the world in some particular way. What does “sex addiction” do for us?
Inside the Mind of the Professional-Managerial Class, Part Four: Notes on the Sex Recession
Can one claim to practice analytic therapy when sexuality no longer threatens the smooth functioning of the rational ego?
Stable Locus of Personal Identity
The revolutionary blockchain technology for solving an old metaphysical problem.
