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Here’s what I published this week.
Politics
Trump threatens North Carolina voters because bullying is all he does. (Public Notice)
Trump thinks Jews should be America’s tools. (EIH)
Bret Stephens throws red meat to the fascists. (EIH)
Cultural criticism
D.O.A. and the dream of noir for schlubs. (Splice Today)
The odd details of Chicago singer-songwriter Marian Runk. (Chicago Reader)
How moral panics justify violence in The Furious. (EIH)
Defiance and Jewish identity that isn’t. (EIH)
Saito Koji and the album that wasn’t there. (EIH)
Poetry
Crankiness. (Five Fleas)
the devil
really
has plenty of
advocates
From the archive
Juliana Stratton Understands the Assignment
The campaign for the Illinois Senate seat to be vacated by Dick Durbin is underway. My preferred candidate, I think, is Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton. There are a range of reasons for that, and I’ll cover a few of them. But what really cemented my enthusiasm was a moment in a debate at the end of January when moderators asked candidates to name a policy…
Track of the week
Crazed Japanese hardcore powerviolence from Japan.
