How Bill de Blasio Is Being Framed How Bill de Blasio Is Being Framed
The NYC mayor as fumbling amateur: this story writes itself, no facts required.
Mar 26, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Case Closed Case Closed
Inquiry Is Said to Clear Christie, but That’s His Lawyers’ Verdict. —New York Times headline His lawyers did a thorough job. The governor has been absolved. They’d interviewed all Christie aides, Except, of course, the ones involved.
Mar 26, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
What Paul Ryan and Obama Have In Common What Paul Ryan and Obama Have In Common
Paul Ryan’s racist comments have been the mainstream view of the Democratic Party for decades.
Mar 19, 2014 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
A Popular Referendum in Crimea A Popular Referendum in Crimea
The referendum will offer two choices, neither one of them “no.” —The New York Times The ballot was designed to show That they should change the status quo. It listed two ways they might go, But didn’t have a box for “no.” The vote turned Putin all aglow: Plain folks had dealt Ukraine a blow— In democratic vote, although They didn’t have a box for “no.”
Mar 19, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Bigot’s Lament The Bigot’s Lament
After the defeat of Arizona's SB 1062, the religious right nurses its persecution complex.
Mar 12, 2014 / Column / Richard Kim
‘I, Too, Am Harvard’ Rocks the Ivory Tower ‘I, Too, Am Harvard’ Rocks the Ivory Tower
At Harvard, as elsewhere, students battle the banality of racism by turning insult into art.
Mar 12, 2014 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Crisis in Ukraine Crisis in Ukraine
Republicans say Putin is the guy Exuding strength. To rattle his aplomb, Obama should show strength, though they don’t say Precisely who it is he’s meant to bomb.
Mar 12, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The Right Loses It Over Russia—Again The Right Loses It Over Russia—Again
Conservative hysteria over Putin’s aggression in 2014 is eerily reminiscent of right-wing reaction to a previous Crimean adventure, at the dawn of the Cold War.
Mar 5, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman
Crimea Crimea
The Russians had the thought the Olympics were done. They toasted a splendid occasion. Then Putin remembered another event: The Giant Cross-Country Invasion.
Mar 5, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Whodunit? Liberals! Whodunit? Liberals!
From celebrity deaths to the crisis of the middle class, it’s all their fault.
Feb 19, 2014 / Column / Eric Alterman