Summer Batman Entertainment

No, not the film -- which I haven't seen, largely because seeing films in theaters just doesn't fit into my life these days for a variety of reasons -- but rather political analyses of the film, which I, for one, have found quite interesting and entertaining. To wit:

• Aaron Brady, "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Dark Knight" (via)
• Abigail Nussbaum, "The Dark Knight Rises" (via previous)
• Henry Farrell, "Men of Stahlhartes Gehäuse: Or, The Dark Knight Rises on Followership"
• Gavin Mueller, ‘The Dark Knight’ is No Capitalist… (via previous)

My favorite is probably the Brady, but I found them all interesting and, well, entertaining. So, if you're looking for some high-quality lite summer popcorn political theorizing, have to.

Update: 2 and 1/2 months later, David Graeber writes a piece on this topic.  Not what you'd call timely, I guess, but worth reading.