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Earth, Bound | Scott W. Stern
Earth, Bound | Scott W. Stern
Reservoir Hogs | Christopher Ketcham
Reservoir Hogs | Christopher Ketcham
If You Read This You Are Gay | Will Harrison
If You Read This You Are Gay | Will Harrison
Bog Trouble | Caitlín Doherty
Bog Trouble | Caitlín Doherty
Parking Lot Paradiso | Andrew Conboy with Bobby Doherty
Parking Lot Paradiso | Andrew Conboy with Bobby Doherty
Last Herd on Earth | Lauren Markham
Last Herd on Earth | Lauren Markham
Blame and Claim | Tyler Maroney
Blame and Claim | Tyler Maroney
no. 82—Bloom and Gloom
no. 82—Bloom and Gloom
The Assassination of Henry Kissinger | Jess Row
The Assassination of Henry Kissinger | Jess Row
Blank Generation | Mina Tavakoli
Blank Generation | Mina Tavakoli
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The World’s Memory of the World | Gabriel Winslow-Yost
The World’s Memory of the World | Gabriel Winslow-Yost
Did You Know? | Michael Oswell
Did You Know? | Michael Oswell
American Gothics | Chris Lehmann
American Gothics | Chris Lehmann
The Hatred of Podcasting | Brace Belden
The Hatred of Podcasting | Brace Belden
Speak and Sell | Sophie Pinkham
Speak and Sell | Sophie Pinkham
Brain Rot Without Borders | Baffler Forum
Brain Rot Without Borders | Baffler Forum
We Used to Read Things in This Country | Noah McCormack
We Used to Read Things in This Country | Noah McCormack
no. 81—After Words
no. 81—After Words
I Will Disrespect You | Adrian Nathan West
I Will Disrespect You | Adrian Nathan West
Dilemma in Denver | Nick Tabor
Dilemma in Denver | Nick Tabor
The Path Is Made by Walking | Belén Fernández
The Path Is Made by Walking | Belén Fernández
Bambi | Sophie Dubber
Bambi | Sophie Dubber
Blood Complicated | Lauren Fadiman
Blood Complicated | Lauren Fadiman
The NAFTA Novel | Nicolás Medina Mora
The NAFTA Novel | Nicolás Medina Mora
Stop the Presses | Tadhg Larabee
Stop the Presses | Tadhg Larabee
Uniform Policy | Jennifer C. Berkshire
Uniform Policy | Jennifer C. Berkshire
No, Maybe | Jason Fulford
No, Maybe | Jason Fulford
Home City, USA | Pooja Bhatia
Home City, USA | Pooja Bhatia
Battle of the Sexes | Jasper Craven
Battle of the Sexes | Jasper Craven
no. 80—American Vendetta
no. 80—American Vendetta
Tit for Tat | Piper French
Tit for Tat | Piper French
The Fame Game | Andrew Schenker
The Fame Game | Andrew Schenker
Pipe Hitters | Grayson Scott
Pipe Hitters | Grayson Scott
Beyond All Boundaries | Brendan O’Connor
Beyond All Boundaries | Brendan O’Connor
Changing Lanes | Dave Denison
Changing Lanes | Dave Denison
Cake | Laura van den Berg
Cake | Laura van den Berg
Cow Tools | Grayson Scott
Cow Tools | Grayson Scott
Loving the Alien | Eric Benson
Loving the Alien | Eric Benson
Brawl for All | Sean Nam
Brawl for All | Sean Nam
Real Human Bones for Sale | Leah Abrams
Real Human Bones for Sale | Leah Abrams
Enter the Wagon | Tristan deBrauwere
Enter the Wagon | Tristan deBrauwere
BadRx | Jess McAllen
BadRx | Jess McAllen
Tim | Sharon Dodua Otoo
Tim | Sharon Dodua Otoo
Heavy Betting | David Hill
Heavy Betting | David Hill
Senior Editor
Senior Editor
Helium Quality Targets | Lena Redford
Helium Quality Targets | Lena Redford
Another Bullshit Night in Slop City | Will Harrison
Another Bullshit Night in Slop City | Will Harrison
Going Critical | Meg Bernhard
Going Critical | Meg Bernhard
A New GameDay Dawns | Dennis M. Hogan
A New GameDay Dawns | Dennis M. Hogan
no. 79—Player Haters
no. 79—Player Haters
Brain Rot in the Blue House | Grace Moon
Brain Rot in the Blue House | Grace Moon
Humping Iron | Petra Browne
Humping Iron | Petra Browne
Chipper | Bud Smith
Chipper | Bud Smith
Losing My Religion | Ranbir Sidhu
Losing My Religion | Ranbir Sidhu
Advantage: Landlords | Bryce Covert
Advantage: Landlords | Bryce Covert
2025 SALE
2025 SALE
Wrenching the Ranchers | Christopher Ketcham
Wrenching the Ranchers | Christopher Ketcham
Sans Merci | Rebecca Nathanson
Sans Merci | Rebecca Nathanson
Down by the River | Wen Stephenson
Down by the River | Wen Stephenson
Alien by Design | Adéwálé Májà-Pearce
Alien by Design | Adéwálé Májà-Pearce
Better Living Through Disaster | Caitlin L. Chandler
Better Living Through Disaster | Caitlin L. Chandler
And They’re Off | Martin Dolan
And They’re Off | Martin Dolan
The Mismeasure of Bhutan | André Naffis-Sahely
The Mismeasure of Bhutan | André Naffis-Sahely
Close Range | Britni West
Close Range | Britni West
no. 78—Homeland Insecurity
no. 78—Homeland Insecurity
Manipulations of Historical Memory in Orbán’s Hungary
Manipulations of Historical Memory in Orbán’s Hungary
Egypt’s Carceralocracy | Collective Antigone
Egypt’s Carceralocracy | Collective Antigone
None of This Is Happening | Jared Olson
None of This Is Happening | Jared Olson
One Elite, Two Elites, Red Elite, Blue Elite | Erik Baker
One Elite, Two Elites, Red Elite, Blue Elite | Erik Baker
Hiring Squad | Megan Marz
Hiring Squad | Megan Marz
A Job Like Any Other | Jessica Van Meir
A Job Like Any Other | Jessica Van Meir
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice | Rodrigo Fresán
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice | Rodrigo Fresán
Baffler 💕 Dissent
Baffler 💕 Dissent
Science Will Not Save Us | Nima Bassiri
Science Will Not Save Us | Nima Bassiri
Listening Devices | Ann Neumann
Listening Devices | Ann Neumann
Breaking Glass | Alex Cocotas
Breaking Glass | Alex Cocotas
Nostalgia Act | Lena Valencia
Nostalgia Act | Lena Valencia
Eastern Promises | Dylan Levi King
Eastern Promises | Dylan Levi King
And What Kind Are You? | Dorothee Elmiger
And What Kind Are You? | Dorothee Elmiger
Bogans in Brooklyn | Chris Crowley
Bogans in Brooklyn | Chris Crowley
Merch
Merch
Doctors Without Politics | Mary Turfah
Doctors Without Politics | Mary Turfah
Bang the World | Adrian Nathan West
Bang the World | Adrian Nathan West
no. 77—Expatriates
no. 77—Expatriates
“Mood Machine” Book Launch
“Mood Machine” Book Launch
Elegant Company | Arthur Tress
Elegant Company | Arthur Tress
The Kwak Race | Manuela Draeger
The Kwak Race | Manuela Draeger
Notes from the Cold War Underground
Notes from the Cold War Underground
Beautiful Plan of Your Future | Ed Park
Beautiful Plan of Your Future | Ed Park
The Therapist in the Machine | Jess McAllen
The Therapist in the Machine | Jess McAllen
Signed Away | Sara Nović
Signed Away | Sara Nović
Waiting at Anchor | Laleh Khalili
Waiting at Anchor | Laleh Khalili
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Worlds on a Wire | Gabriel Winslow-Yost
Worlds on a Wire | Gabriel Winslow-Yost
What the Water Gave Me | Justin Guthrie
What the Water Gave Me | Justin Guthrie
Irish Unification, 2024 | Jack Sheehan
Irish Unification, 2024 | Jack Sheehan
Look Who’s Talking | Leo Kim
Look Who’s Talking | Leo Kim
Park of Prospects | Eric Dean Wilson
Park of Prospects | Eric Dean Wilson
The Unwinding | Bryce Covert
The Unwinding | Bryce Covert
School’s Out Forever
School’s Out Forever
The Cloud of Unknowing | Emma Claire Foley
The Cloud of Unknowing | Emma Claire Foley
They Shoot Fudds, Don’t They? | Charles McFarlane
They Shoot Fudds, Don’t They? | Charles McFarlane
no. 76—Get in Line
no. 76—Get in Line
Diverging Majority | Geraldo Cadava & Rick Perlstein
Diverging Majority | Geraldo Cadava & Rick Perlstein
War Machine Learning | Rebecca McCarthy
War Machine Learning | Rebecca McCarthy
Go West | Lily Lynch
Go West | Lily Lynch
Who Lost Texas? | Dave Denison
Who Lost Texas? | Dave Denison
Baffler Screening Series: Facing the Future
Baffler Screening Series: Facing the Future
Arizona Dreamin’ | Kyle Paoletta
Arizona Dreamin’ | Kyle Paoletta
You See? You Are Also Simulated | Gao Hang
You See? You Are Also Simulated | Gao Hang
Protect and Serve | Charlie Dulik
Protect and Serve | Charlie Dulik
In the Twilight Zone | Pooja Bhatia
In the Twilight Zone | Pooja Bhatia
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Live Free or DEI | Gaby Del Valle
Live Free or DEI | Gaby Del Valle
Neo-Nazis and Memory Culture on Trial
Neo-Nazis and Memory Culture on Trial
Engaged Electorate: Chris Lehmann, Osita Nwanevu, Katherine Krimmel, and Dan Bouk on Political Polling
Engaged Electorate: Chris Lehmann, Osita Nwanevu, Katherine Krimmel, and Dan Bouk on Political Polling
Baffler Issue 75: Facing the Future
Baffler Issue 75: Facing the Future
In Search of a Democratic Majority
In Search of a Democratic Majority
Sinopharmacology | Dylan Levi King
Sinopharmacology | Dylan Levi King
Staten Island’s Politics of Resentment
Staten Island’s Politics of Resentment
A Drug Against War | John Semley
A Drug Against War | John Semley
Pain and Suffering | Ann Neumann
Pain and Suffering | Ann Neumann
Visiting Hours | Madeleine Wattenbarger
Visiting Hours | Madeleine Wattenbarger
Miss Direction | Dale Peck
Miss Direction | Dale Peck
American Rehab | Donald Morrison
American Rehab | Donald Morrison
High Expectations | Baynard Woods
High Expectations | Baynard Woods
Tunnel Visions | Oswaldo Zavala
Tunnel Visions | Oswaldo Zavala
I Wanna Be Your Dog | J.W. McCormack
I Wanna Be Your Dog | J.W. McCormack
Get a Year of The Baffler (Plus a Free Hat)
Get a Year of The Baffler (Plus a Free Hat)
Raising Hell | Sarah Jaffe
Raising Hell | Sarah Jaffe
Tower of Plebes | Jasper Craven & Chris Maggio
Tower of Plebes | Jasper Craven & Chris Maggio
What’s in a Pill? | Sydney Calkin
What’s in a Pill? | Sydney Calkin
Happy Trails | Ariel Fisher
Happy Trails | Ariel Fisher
Do Not Attempt to Adjust Your Book | J.W. McCormack
Do Not Attempt to Adjust Your Book | J.W. McCormack
Permanent Crisis | Zachary Siegel
Permanent Crisis | Zachary Siegel
no. 74—Altered States
no. 74—Altered States
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