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Blade Runner 2049: A View of Post-Human Capitalism
9 years ago

Blade Runner 2049: A View of Post-Human Capitalism

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How are capitalism and the prospect of post-humanity related? Usually it is posited that capitalism is (more) historical, and our humanity, inclusive of sexual difference, more basic, even ahistorical. However, …
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Identity Politics and Democratic Totalitarianism

If the totalitarian project is, in nuce, the absolute control and conformation of all in the name and on behalf of the State, as proclaimed by Mussolini and Gentile in …
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On White Privilege, Again

Let us go back to 2008.  We have just elected a new president.  He is male, of course.  He is undeniably inarticulate.  He can barely put a sentence together.  It …
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Lone Wolf Theory

What is a lone wolf?

We have heard this phrase a lot over the past week. It is used to signify that someone has operated without clear political or ideological …
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Is Your Healthy Lifestyle Bad for You?

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Like millions of other people, I put a fair amount of effort into “being healthy.”  I don’t smoke, try to eat a reasonable diet, and so forth.  I do all …
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The Killers of Roland Barthes

The Jean Vrin bookshop, Place de la Sorbonne. I’m standing in front of a bookshelf, right at the entrance, where the cash desk is. Suddenly I hear a voice behind …
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Apprehending the Death of Jamel Dunn

On July 9, 2017, Jamel Dunn, a 31-year-old disabled man, drowned in a Florida retention pond. Five teenaged boys, reportedly between 14 and 17 years of age, getting high together, …
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An Open Letter to Cornel West: On Charlottesville

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Never more so than in this era of hot-takes is it essential to understand, deeply, what “antifa” is and is not. It is neither a group nor a top-down …
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Tick Thinking

This probably isn’t the essay about ticks that you want to read. Popular takes on ticks cast them as sinister enemies of our species, and offer tips and advice for …
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Post-Truth or: Why Nietzsche is not Responsible for Donald Trump
9 years ago

Post-Truth or: Why Nietzsche is not Responsible for Donald Trump

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This is a True Story

The acclaimed TV series Fargo starts off exactly in the same way as the movie of the same name in 1996. Just as the cult …
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