Trump Country Music’s Dance of the Cowboy Boots
Trump country music has right-wing country stars and fans dancing to the beat of the authoritarian in their hard-heeled country boots… for now.
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Country Music Is a Political Bellwether
If politics runs downstream from culture per the “Breitbart Doctrine”, then do far-right politics run downstream from country music?
Dubravka Ugrešić Bites the Hand That Muzzles Women
In the grimly funny collection of conversations in Muzzle for Witches, Dubravka Ugrešić bites the hand that muzzles women.
Pop, Populism, and Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.”
The contradictions in Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” makes it ripe for co-opting for Republican political campaigns from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump.
Vuillard’s ‘The War of the Poor’ and Historical Storytelling
Éric Vuillard's engaging The War of the Poor takes a literary approach that is more art than history, but that is a wonderful way to convey important historical events and their long reach into our troubled times.
Opportunity in Crises: On Chantal Mouffe’s ‘For a Left Populism’
By adopting a populist strategy, the left could finally overcome neoliberalism, replacing it with a deeper, kinder and more radical form of democracy, Mouffe argues.
‘Grand Theft Auto V’: A Populist Revenge Fantasy
The final boss of Grand Theft Auto V is Mitt Romney's 1%.