The Devil Goes to Preschool
In 1983, journalists helped conjure a nationwide sex panic.
8 Articles by: Roger Lancaster
Roger Lancaster is a professor of anthropology and cultural studies at George Mason University and author of Sex Panic and the Punitive State.
The Carceral Problem Is Getting Worse
Despite new legislation, American hyper-punishment is not slowing. It’s even accelerating.
Dreams of a Better Mexico
Violence, corruption, inequality — AMLO has the chance to attack all three and transform Mexico for the better.
Response: “A Word on Words”
Disagreements between prison abolitionists and those advocating sustaining prison reform may come down to words, but those words matter.
How to End Mass Incarceration
The American prison system is brutal and unjust. But the rhetoric of prison abolition won’t help us end its depravities.
Identity Politics Can Only Get Us So Far
Let’s give identity politics its due, but let’s also be clear about why we need universalist politics.
Foiling Faux-Populism
Rejecting the TPP doesn’t make Trump a genuine populist. But the Left must advance its own economic agenda to beat him.