Nostalgia Trap

Conner Kilpatrick, writer and editor of Jacobin magazine, discusses his childhood in Texas, the influence of G.I. Joe on his political beliefs, growing up in Texas during the 80s and 90s, depolysisation and globalization after the Cold War, the impact of evangelical Christians on holidays, technological transformations and political awakening, opposition and disillusionment, childhood perception of socialism and graduate school, exploring Jackman as a floating signifier, the benefits of the New Deal and the impact of leftist politics, and family roots and political affiliation.