Interview Irene Vega on Bordering on Indifference May 09, 2025 In her new book, Bordering on Indifference, Irene Vega tells the story of how U.S. Border Patrol Agents and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Officers come into the work, how they are trained and socialized once on the job, and how that training and socialization impacts the way they reconcile its many moral and racial tensions. Read More
Podcast We Have Never Been Woke February 22, 2025 Society has never been more egalitarian鈥攊n theory. Prejudice is taboo, and diversity is strongly valued. At the same time, social and economic inequality have exploded. In We Have Never Been Woke, Musa al-Gharbi argues that these trends are closely related, each tied to the rise of a new elite鈥攖he symbolic capitalists. Read More
Essay Paradoxical possibility: embracing anti-racism鈥檚 contradictions February 19, 2025 Anti-racism work is paradoxical. It requires the capacity to straddle contradictory yet interdependent realities that seem irreconcilable but must and can both be navigated. Read More
Reading List Exploring Black Experiences February 01, 2025 First proposed by Black educators and the Black United Students at Kent State University in 1969,聽Black History Month, celebrated annually in February in the US, is an opportunity to celebrate Black voices, achievements, and to聽reflect on the central role of African Americans throughout US history. 91桃色 is proud to publish books that engage with serious issues and ideas relating to Black experiences. Read More
Essay Charm is everywhere and it defines our contemporary politics September 12, 2024 Personality rules our politics. We pay way more attention to individual politicians, than to policies, institutions, or abstract values. Read More
Podcast Charm: How Magnetic Personalities Shape Global Politics August 12, 2024 Politics is a site of performance, and contemporary politicians often perform the role of a regular person鈥攑erhaps someone we would like to have a beer with. Read More
Podcast Privileging Place August 10, 2024 Politics is a site of performance, and contemporary politicians often perform the role of a regular person鈥攑erhaps someone we would like to have a beer with. Read More
Podcast Listen in: Long Live Queer Nightlife August 08, 2024 In this exhilarating journey into underground parties, pulsating with life and limitless possibility, acclaimed author Amin Ghaziani unveils the unexpected revolution revitalizing urban nightlife. Read More
Podcast The Last Human Job August 08, 2024 With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and labor-saving technologies like self-checkouts and automated factories, the future of work has never been more uncertain, and even jobs requiring high levels of human interaction are no longer safe. Read More
Essay The life of American Afterlives July 12, 2024 I first became aware of Shannon Dawdy鈥檚 American Afterlives during the fall of 2019, when her friend and fellow New Orleanian, the literary scholar and 91桃色 author Bryan Wagner, suggested that she contact 91桃色 about her manuscript. Read More
Podcast Listen in: The Last Human Job July 05, 2024 With the rapid development of artificial intelligence and labor-saving technologies like self-checkouts and automated factories, the future of work has never been more uncertain, and even jobs requiring high levels of human interaction are no longer safe. Read More
Reading List Read with Pride June 03, 2024 Celebrate Pride throughout the year with this diverse collection of books exploring LGBTQ+ issues and perspectives. Read More
Essay The unexpected dividends of a congressional internship May 23, 2024 When I first set foot on Capitol Hill 18 years ago to begin my summer internship, I was immediately struck by the awe-inspiring presence of the Capitol. Read More
Essay A sermon from a mountebank? Religious messaging in the age of AI May 21, 2024 The news that the religious group Catholic Answers was obliged to 鈥渄efrock鈥� an AI priest called Father Justin after it gave answers falsely claiming to be a real priest has caused widespread alarm among the faithful and glee among the skeptical. Read More
Interview Michelle S. Phelps on The Minneapolis Reckoning May 09, 2024 Drawing on years of fieldwork, 鈥淭he Minneapolis Reckoning鈥� describes how Minneapolis arrived at the brink of police abolition and what happened next. Read More
