Al Jazeera, “Decolonising Syria’s so-called ‘queer liberation'”

TQILA tells us that it was formed to fight “authority, patriarchy and oppressive heteronomativity, queer/homophobia and transphobia” and explains how “the images of gay men being thrown off roofs and stoned to death” by ISIL was something they “could not idly watch“. Their umbrella group, IRPGF, tells us that their role is “to be an armed […]

The Atlantic, “The Rise of the Violent Left”

Since antifa is heavily composed of anarchists, its activists place little faith in the state, which they consider complicit in fascism and racism. They prefer direct action: They pressure venues to deny white supremacists space to meet. They pressure employers to fire them and landlords to evict them. And when people they deem racists and […]

The New Yorker, “Carol’s Closet: Clothing for Adult Women”

Slip on these flattering lightweight wool trousers for your visit to Oberlin with Nathan. Their luxurious palazzo-style drape says, “Of course we can afford the tuition,” while their sturdy construction gives you the fortitude to steer your youngest child away from the sex-positive anarchist commune and toward the music conservatory. In Sand Dollar, Gooseberry, or […]