Dispatches From the Culture Wars - January 15, 2019
- American Extremism Has Always Flowed from the Border
- Texans Raise Their Voices Amid Border Fight
- Texas Republicans Defend Muslim Official
- The Politics of LA Teachers' Strike Demands
- Democrats Face the Future
- Tucker Carlson Throws Down
American Extremism Has Always Flowed from the Border
By Greg Grandin
January 9, 2019
Boston Review
Trump says there is “a crisis of the soul” at the border. He is right, though not in the way he thinks.
Texans Raise Their Voices Amid Border Fight
By Carlos Sanchez
January 10, 2019
Texas Monthly
McAllen mayor Jim Darling and others hope to highlight the region’s dynamism and interconnectedness with Mexico.
Texas Republicans Overwhelmingly Reject Removal of Muslim County Official
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
January 11, 2019
Fox News
Texas Republicans voted to keep a GOP county official in his position after several party leaders attacked him for his Muslim religious beliefs.
The Politics of LA Teachers' Strike Demands
By Andrew Elrod
January 14, 2019
n+1
The number of students in public school classrooms is irrefutably political.
By Micah Uetricht
January 11, 2019
Jacobin
Democratic leaders are outraged at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s actions in Congress and are trying to reel her in. It’s a clear sign she’s antagonizing all the right forces in the party.
By Matthew Walther
January 8, 2019
The Week
Carlson has fired the first shot in conservatives' civil war over the free market.