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George Scialabba

George Scialabba (www.georgescialabba.net) is a contributing editor of The Baffler and the author of What Are Intellectuals Good For? and For the Republic.

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Arts in Society, Philosophy & Religion

Preserving the Self

Matthew Crawford reflects on the political economy of attention in The World Beyond Your Head.

George Scialabba

Philosophy & Religion

The Weak Self: Christopher Lasch on Narcissism

In Response to Vivian Gornick.

George Scialabba

Philosophy & Religion, Politics

What Are Radicals Good For? An Interview with George Scialabba

On utopia, the hive mind, reviewers, and intellectuals.

Lindsey Gilbert, George Scialabba

Philosophy & Religion, Politics

Head and Heart

Are conservatives more moral?

George Scialabba

Arts in Society, Philosophy & Religion

The Curse of Modernity

Philip Rieff’s problem with freedom.

George Scialabba

Science & Nature

Grave New World

Review: Staying Human in an Engineered Age .

George Scialabba

Politics

The Blame Game

Almost unanimously, Democrats and liberals are pointing the finger at third-party candidate, Ralph Nader. 

George Scialabba

Arts in Society

Review: The Moral Obligation to Be Intelligent

By Lionel Trilling. 

George Scialabba

Politics

Review: The Twilight of the Intellectuals

The Twilight of the Intellectuals: Politics and Culture in the Era of the Cold War Hilton

George Scialabba

       

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