Proximity, Power, and Pining: Josh and Donna Revisited
Seven seasons of charged glances, emotional repression, and HR violations narrowly avoided—revisiting Josh and Donna’s romance 25 years on.
Radmila Yarovaya
Christmas in Camelot: The West Wing’s Seasonal Comforts and Quiet Myths
Revisiting The West Wing’s holiday canon, 25 years on, in search of warmth, meaning, and the myths we once found comforting.
I know my vast and erudite audience has come to expect deep, unflinching takes on the shortcomings of this most beloved series. However, in the spirit of the
Freedom of the Press (Within Reason): The West Wing’s Polite Censorship
In Sorkin’s Camelot, the Fourth Estate is welcome only when it kneels.
If there ever was a face of the eight-year-long, beleaguered Bartlet administration, plagued by a self-fulfilling persecution complex, it would have to be the one and only Claudia Jean Cregg — the White House press
Pumpkin Spice and the Politics of Decay
A contemplation on the tyranny of fall
After Navalny: Grief, Guilt, and the Fight for Russia’s Future
In the wake of Navalny’s death and the continued war in Ukraine, an exploration of guilt, identity, and what hope looks like when it’s all that’s left.
On February 16, 2024, the air out of my lungs, and the last remnants of a hopeful future, were knocked
The West Wing Revisited: A Camelot for the Neoliberal Age
Once seen as a beacon of hope and idealism, The West Wing now reveals a more unsettling truth—one of soft authoritarianism cloaked in good intentions. Twenty-five years on, it deserves a second look.
Every once in a while comes a piece of media so poignant, so timely, so