Pretending Trump Is Like Other Presidents Is Dangerous Pretending Trump Is Like Other Presidents Is Dangerous
The contempt the president showers on journalists is unmatched in modern history.
Oct 10, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
Trump’s Defense Trump’s Defense
The transcript, he says, is the proof The phone call was really all right, Since who would be brazen enough To do something wrong in plain sight? Any guesses?…
Oct 8, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
A Sexual Assault Memoir Women Deserve A Sexual Assault Memoir Women Deserve
Chanel Miller’s brilliant account of her assault by Stanford swimmer Brock Turner questions the way we treat sexual assault—and sex itself.
Oct 3, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Trump Says Ukraine Call Was ‘Perfectly Fine and Routine’ Trump Says Ukraine Call Was ‘Perfectly Fine and Routine’
Yes, of course, I discussed Biden’s son, And, like everything else I have done As I manage this well-oiled machine, It was perfectly fine and routine. Yes, of course, Stormy Daniel…
Oct 1, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Stop Getting Married on Plantations Stop Getting Married on Plantations
Monuments to slavery won’t lose their romantic allure until Americans understand the horrors of their own history.
Sep 26, 2019 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Making Sense of Trump’s Rise Making Sense of Trump’s Rise
Three new books try to explain how we got such a massive jerk in the White House.
Sep 26, 2019 / Column / Eric Alterman
New Air Force Anthem New Air Force Anthem
“Air Force says it sent crews to Trump’s Scottish resort up to 40 times.” —Politico Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Foreign threats ready to quell. As we fly, we begin to pon…
Sep 24, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Margaret Atwood Shouldn’t Exonerate Aunt Lydia Margaret Atwood Shouldn’t Exonerate Aunt Lydia
The Testaments, Atwood’s sequel to Handmaid’s Tale, gives undue credit to Gilead’s misogynistic female enabler.
Sep 19, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
His Trusty Sharpie Pen His Trusty Sharpie Pen
Mistaken on the path the storm might take, Unable to acknowledge a mistake, He got a map of Dorian, and then He fixed it with his trusty Sharpie pen. So, soon will he show pictures…
Sep 17, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Congressional Races Are Our Best Shot at Gun Control Congressional Races Are Our Best Shot at Gun Control
Even in California, it’s too easy to turn a gun purchased legally into an assault weapon.
Sep 12, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami