Will the Saudis Go to War?
The Persian Gulf may be on the brink of a new regional war.
11 Articles by: Daniel Lazare
Daniel Lazare is the author of The Velvet Coup: The Constitution, the Supreme Court and the Decline of American Democracy
“We the People” and the Lone Gunman
The Second Amendment isn’t the only problem — it’s our whole premodern Constitution.
Instability Comes Home
Here’s what’s behind the turbulence shaking US politics — and why it will likely only get worse.
A Constitutional Revolution
The Constitution has strangled American democracy for long enough. We need a constituent assembly.
Abolish the Electoral College
Tuesday’s election showed once again that the Constitution is an impediment to democratic rule.
Ernst Nolte’s Revenge
Conflations of Bolshevism and Nazism are the order of the day. Ernst Nolte would be pleased.
Is Donald Trump a Fascist?
We asked Jacobin contributors for their thoughts.
Nationalism’s Heretic
Polish writer Miron Białoszewski poked holes in nationalist myths with idiosyncratic prose.
Who Was Stepan Bandera?
Lionized as a nationalist hero in Ukraine, Stepan Bandera was a Nazi sympathizer who left behind a horrific legacy.
Abolish the Senate
The US Senate is one of the world’s most undemocratic legislatures. It needs to go.
Timothy Snyder’s Lies
In Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands, Hitler and Stalin are one and the same. And the partisans — Jewish fighters included — only encouraged German crimes.