The Poverty of Abundance

Abundance liberalism won't defeat fascism.

Sep 22 • 

Victor Shammas

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August 2025

Norway's Right is Obsessed With Immigration and Crime

Norway is a safe, prosperous, and diverse society. So why can't the right stop talking about immigration and crime?

Aug 28 • 

Victor Shammas

16

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July 2025

Lemkin's Concept of Genocide

A 1945 letter from jurist Raphael Lemkin takes us back to a historical moment when the concept of genocide was just beginning to take hold.

Jul 30 • 

Victor Shammas

13

Ringo's "Peace and Love" and the Problem of the Empty Signifier

Ringo Starr just wants "peace and love." What could possibly be wrong with that?

Jul 12 • 

Victor Shammas

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Review: Not Enough Fight

'Fight' by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes offers a gripping account of the 2024 presidential election, placing blame on both Biden and Harris for…

Jul 2 • 

Victor Shammas

8

June 2025

The Dangers of TACO

Trump Always Chickens Out, or TACO, was a playful way of criticizing Trump's early second-term policies. But goading Trump into taking a firmer stance…

Jun 23 • 

Victor Shammas

7

April 2025

Shock and Subordination: The First 100 Days of Trump 2.0

Trump's desire for power seems limitless. But people are beginning to wake up to the real-world consequences of his policies.

Apr 29 • 

Victor Shammas

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Trump’s Nordic Encounter

The Global South knows what US imperialism means. The Nordic countries are beginning to catch on.

Apr 17 • 

Victor Shammas

8

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Between MAGA and a Hard Place

Two books—one on Steve Bannon and the global far right, the other on life at a Chinese university—reveal a world increasingly riven by competing…

Apr 11 • 

Victor Shammas

8

The Great American Decoupling

Under Trump 2.0, the U.S. is decoupling from the world—and the world from it. Both are worse off for it.

Apr 8 • 

Victor Shammas

12

What’s the Matter with Kentucky?

Are Trumpists found—or made? A ground-level report from eastern Kentucky only tells half the story.

Apr 2 • 

Victor Shammas

14

March 2025

The AI Hype Bubble

And its cognitive, social, and financial risks.

Mar 25 • 

Victor Shammas

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