Drowning Out the Noise Drowning Out the Noise
How music became the cathartic refuge for my political frustration.
Apr 18, 2026 / Andrew Marzoni
Tucker Carlson Is Not Your Anti-War Ally Tucker Carlson Is Not Your Anti-War Ally
Liberals are delighted by the MAGA titan’s opposition to the Iran War. All they’re doing is boosting the credibility of an unrepentant, pathologically dishonest, bad-faith bigot.
Apr 16, 2026 / Rafi Schwartz
A Burning House, a Quiet Media, a Silenced Majority A Burning House, a Quiet Media, a Silenced Majority
A white paper from Covering Climate Now on the state of climate journalism.
Apr 16, 2026 / Covering Climate Now
Inside Yale’s Hasan Piker Spectacle Inside Yale’s Hasan Piker Spectacle
The Twitch streamer’s invitation to debate at the Yale Political Union drew the ire of Laura Loomer, Rick Scott, and Turning Point USA.
Apr 16, 2026 / StudentNation / Zachary Clifton
To My Fellow Journalists: We Need to Do Better To My Fellow Journalists: We Need to Do Better
In an election year under an administration that has wreaked record-setting havoc, journalism is more important than ever—and we need to act like it.
Apr 16, 2026 / Arnold Isaacs
Don’t Believe the Ross Douthat Hype Don’t Believe the Ross Douthat Hype
The New York Times columnist is being touted as the latest conservative even liberals can love. But his actual work doesn’t live up to the fanfare.
Apr 15, 2026 / Will Meyer
How Iran Won the Meme Wars How Iran Won the Meme Wars
While Donald Trump panders to MAGA, Iranian satire is reaching a global audience.
Apr 13, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Waging a Culture War by Promoting Comedic Mediocrity Waging a Culture War by Promoting Comedic Mediocrity
The Ellison family, poised to continue dominating the media landscape with its Warner deal, signs on an infomercial-grade comic to replace Stephen Colbert.
Apr 8, 2026 / Ben Schwartz
Why Fascists Fear Free Speech Why Fascists Fear Free Speech
The White House is following an old authoritarian playbook to suppress dissent.
Apr 7, 2026 / Greg Ruggiero
What Happened to Tucker Carlson? What Happened to Tucker Carlson?
The transformation of a once promising, if conservative, magazine journalist into a conspiracy-minded talking head.
Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann