19058 Articles by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
The Art of Demanding
Of all the internal controversies Occupy generated, the one over whether the movement should adopt specific demands may have been the most significant.
The Yacht Rock Counterrevolution
It was the apogee of “yacht rock,” the ineluctable, smooth sound then dominant in southern California. Slick production, highly melodic music, and clean vocals were the hallmarks of the genre. Thematic concerns ranged from personal ads to margaritas.
Revisiting Bus Stigma
Every day, the neoliberal consensus delivers another iteration of the split between public and private that euphemizes its ongoing project of class segregation. It’s no secret that the split extends to public transportation as well.
Introducing Saint Monday
I now have my very own blog, which I guess means I actually have to start blogging again. I’ll be back soon enough with my usual ramblings about work, robots, laziness, out-of-control intellectual property laws, and just giving people money, but in the meantime I thought I’d introduce the blog’s title.
The War of Northern Aggression
A leading Civil War historian challenges the new orthodoxy about how slavery ended in America.
Sarah Lawrence, With Guns
We asked a former West Point professor about teaching literature at the nation’s most prestigious military academy. What he told us revealed the truth behind the country’s most elite warrior caste — and how liberal heroes like Thoreau and the Beats inspire the next generation of “Runaway Generals.”
Gimme the Loot
From Blackbeard to Kim Dotcom, has piracy been a radical force?
American Jacobins
Why has the American left neglected this revolutionary inheritance?
Terror Verde
Of far more legitimate concern than the impending subversion of world order by greenwashed commie terrorists is, of course, that the fabrication of such threats contributes to a blanket delegitimization of environmental activism.
Eating for Change
When it comes to reforming our food system, consumer choice isn’t enough.
Breuckelen Gentry
“Good gentrifiers” and the new Brooklyn aesthetic.