Archive - Magic + Loss

Why We Fight Trump, Pt. II

Pragmatism and anarchism.

Jul 10 •

Virginia Heffernan

Why We Fight Trump, Pt. I

Brass tacks. The dust of neoliberalism.

Jul 10 •

Virginia Heffernan

The Readers Will Turn Feral

We don't like having our fields devalued and our jobs destroyed. And MAGA is not going to like us when we're even more enraged.

Jul 8 •

Virginia Heffernan

What Techlords Don't Want You to Study

History. Religion. Philosophy. Classics. And, of course, literature.

Jul 7 •

Virginia Heffernan

This July 4th, don't get stressed. Get distressed.

Jul 3 •

Virginia Heffernan

Jon Ronson Says Culture Wars Are Over

It's class wars now.

Jul 3 •

Virginia Heffernan

and

32:55

When Did Everyone Change Their Minds?

The rich used to try to seem well-meaning. Now they flaunt their lies and depravity.

Jul 2 •

Virginia Heffernan

June 2025

Israel Between Friends

On fighting with yourself, and your friends. On unilateral disarmament. And on just helping instead.

Jun 30 •

Virginia Heffernan

Hell Yes: Hot Commie Summer

Jun 27 •

An intensely joyful conversation about the NYC Dem primary

Jun 26 •

Virginia Heffernan

and

45:07

What Mamdani Means

Something good can happen in this damnable country.

Jun 25 •

Virginia Heffernan

Trump Is a Roaring Success with Elites

Self-styled centrists like Ross Douthat and Larry Summers have been thoroughly Trump-pilled. And they don't even know it.

Jun 22 •

Virginia Heffernan

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