Matt Weiland

Tom Frank

Diamonds Mulcahey

Once upon a time, America was a land of middleness, a land full of middle-class people and our culture celebrated the average guy. In recent years, though, we hear that the great middle has disappeared, done in by the end of consensus and a fragmented culture. This issue examines the new climate of middleness on the defensive, and its writers come up with some interesting observations.

The Baffler Number 11

Thasnai Sethaseree

After a year-long absence caused by a fire that wiped out their office, The Baffler is back, now fully redesigned, featuring a larger cut size and a better, cleaner inside design. This issue takes on a nervous America in the aftermath of 9/11, with essays on the ugly lessons taught by America's greatest sporting event, how rock became reactionary, the military-industrial complex on a bender, the secret connections between American Girl dolls and sperm merchandisers, libertarians in love, dining and weather, plus fiction from Mahmoud Darwish and Eileen Myles, and more.

Diamonds Mulcahey

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