Month: January 2011

Democracy in What State? — note on a new book

I just got this note from the publicity director of Columbia University Press — and the book looks well worth a plug! Dear Gone Public, Columbia University Press is pleased to announce the publication of Democracy in What State? by Giorgio Agamben, Alain Badiou, Daniel Bensaid, Wendy Brown, Jean-Luc Nancy, Jacques Ranciere, Kristin Ross, and… Continue reading Democracy in What State? — note on a new book

On miniskirts, track suits, and the end of civilization

A high-ranking Russian Orthodox official has pinpointed the scourge of the current era.  It’s not obscenely paid Goldman Partners; it’s not climate change; it’s not Sarah Palin or high fructose corn syrup or Baby Doc or ObamaCare. It’s women in miniskirts. As the New York Times reported from Russia today, A top official for the… Continue reading On miniskirts, track suits, and the end of civilization