Issue 36 |
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April 29, 2019
Moral Mysteries
“It is always a significant question to ask about any philosopher: what is he afraid of?” wrote Iris Murdoch in her slim work of moral…
Where Does Politics Take Place?
The starkest, most disquieting scene from the film was printed on postcards and handed out at the door.
The Enemy of the Good
“Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien,” wrote Voltaire, usually translated to “the perfect is the enemy of the good,” and more often rendered in the…
“Everyone is depressed under Trump. Everyone has ED,” a government lifer—male, late forties—reports, matter of fact. A probationary worker who studied history in school laughs manically when I ask if 2025 has felt “historic.” “It has not felt historic. It has felt chaotic.”
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