Austin Tannenbaum Archives

Interviews

The Cultural Marxism Bogeyman

An interview with author A. J. A. Woods on their new book about the Right’s favorite conspiracy theory

July 27, 2026 • by Austin Tannenbaum and A. J. A. Woods

A specter is haunting the West—the specter of Cultural Marxism. Or at least that’s what many conservative operatives would like us to think. From military theorist William S. Lind to Texas Senator Ted Cruz, prominent right-wingers deploy “Cultural Marxism” as a catch-all for the forces behind our reputed decline: feminism, ...

Politics

Capital’s Long War on Civic Society

In Hyperpolitics, Anton Jäger documents neoliberalism’s erosion of the public sphere

June 2, 2026 • by Austin Tannenbaum

I have a friend, let’s call him SJ, who is passionate about social justice. He majored in political science and keeps apace with all the latest goings on domestically and abroad. He parlays this knowledge into a dozen or so savvy Instagram stories per day on topics ranging from, to ...

Body & Mind

Slow Torture in Gaza

“We feel well as long as we do not feel our body”

June 18, 2024 • by Austin Tannenbaum

But having been tortured does not justify the torture others, even under the guise of self-protection. Améry said as much....

New York City

The Elevator Paradox at The New School for Social Research

What goes up doesn’t always come down

February 7, 2024 • by Austin Tannenbaum

The elevators at The New School’s 6 East 16th Street building, hide a perplexing paradox. Known for delays and unpredictable patterns, these lifts challenge the student....