Mar
02
Decline and Fall Free: Purge Night
Anakin Skywalker falls, leading us to ask: what does it really take to commit an atrocity?
18 min read
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Mar
02
Decline and Fall: The Turning Point
Revenge of the Sith ends. We contemplate the nature of coups, purges, and what it actually means to fall.
51 min read
Dec
16
Decline and Fall Free: The Very Model of a Modern Jedi Master
Obi Wan Kenobi is the consummate Jedi. Is that a good thing?
13 min read
Dec
16
Decline and Fall: Anatomy of a Tragedy
Revenge of the Sith premiers. The Iraq War goes sour. We contemplate legitimacy, interpersonal politics and
magic.
39 min read
Nov
25
Decline and Fall Annex: Kosher Torture
Disney's Andor has a lot to say about imperial rule — and the difficulties of overthrowing it.
19 min read
Apr
01
Decline And Fall Free: The Fall of Padme Amidala
Naboo's senator for peace failed long before she picked up a gun
9 min read
Apr
01
Decline And Fall: The Clone Crisis
Preparations for the Forever War begin in America--and in a galaxy far, far away
33 min read
Feb
25
Decline and Fall Free: Let Us Beware Great Men
How do you end up with a man like Senator Palpatine?
5 min read
Feb
25
Decline And Fall: Phantom Menaces
An act of domestic terrorism highlights the cracks in 1990s America. The Star Wars Saga officially begins.
26 min read
Nov
18
Decline and Fall: History and Star Wars with Patrick Wyman
A lively interview on processes of empire, the violence of frontiers, and the role of history in invented worlds.
23 min read
