The Point is a twice-yearly journal of essays on contemporary life and culture, based in Chicago. A mix of criticism, memoir, and reviews, The Point goes beyond intellectual
tourism by challenging its readers to recognize the impact of ideas on their everyday life. Early issues have considered whether it is possible to live an honorable social life on Facebook,
what Thorstein Veblen would say about Goldman Sachs, how Stendhal might help us with dating, and why today�� conservatives ought to read Marx. Each issue also contains a symposium consisting
of several shorter pieces relating to a topic chosen by the editors?for instance, film, conservatism, or contemporary music.
Issue 6 of The Point features Ben Jeffery on Retromania and "modernist" pop criticism, Jonnny Thakkar on socialism the Left can believe in, Michael Kramer on Christopher Lasch,
and Emilie Shumway on the great American job search. Also a symposium asking "What are Animals for?" with contributions from Gary Francione, Christine Korsgaard, and Alice Crary; an analysis
of crime photography by Luc Sante; and reviews of Pina, and the TV shows Girls and Louis. Plus a new, election-year Dictionary of Received of Ideas.
