The Genius of Ella Fitzgerald The Genius of Ella Fitzgerald
She remade the American songbook in her image, uprooting the very meaning of musical performance.
May 28, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Sam Fentress
A Coming of Age Novel That Puzzles Through Gender A Coming of Age Novel That Puzzles Through Gender
In Griffin Hansbury’s Some Strange Music Draws Me In, a man’s recollections of his transition opens up into a nuanced examination of gender identity’s many contradictions.
May 27, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Grace Byron
Trump Takes the Bronx Trump Takes the Bronx
45 who wants to be 47 got what he came for.
May 24, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Trump Platform The Trump Platform
The Unitary Executive.
May 24, 2024 / The Greater Quiet / Steve Brodner
Will Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu Bless Donald Trump With an October Surprise? Will Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu Bless Donald Trump With an October Surprise?
Unlike Joe Biden, the former president benefits from international turmoil.
May 24, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Inside the Latest Congressional Hearing on Campus Antisemitism Inside the Latest Congressional Hearing on Campus Antisemitism
Students for Justice in Palestine called the hearing “a manufactured attack on higher education” as Republicans criticized universities for negotiating with protesters.
May 24, 2024 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp
The Soulless Hypocrisy of Nikki Haley The Soulless Hypocrisy of Nikki Haley
Haley has abandoned her opposition to Trump for political expediency. Joe Biden should use Haley’s words against her—and Trump.
May 24, 2024 / John Nichols
George Floyd Remembered George Floyd Remembered
Muralists around the world leave indelible portraits.
Samuel Alito’s Opinions Are Just As Upside-Down as His Flag Samuel Alito’s Opinions Are Just As Upside-Down as His Flag
In a majority opinion rubber-stamping South Carolina’s racist congressional map, Alito made it effectively impossible to contest racial gerrymanders.
May 24, 2024 / Elie Mystal