politics
Lynne Tillman’s Turbulent Thinking
Eric Dean Rasmussen explores Lynne Tillman's "cognitive aesthetic," suggesting that her work is powered by the generative disconnect between asignifying affect and signifying emotion. He argues that her 1998 novel, No Lease on Life, examines the role of affectively sustained universal values in responding politically to the neoliberal city.
The Runoff: A Simple Electoral Reform
Every crank has an idea. Every American is a crank. Philip Wohlstetter is an American, therefore - well, you get the idea.