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Brett Kavanaugh with Trump

Reasons to Believe Reasons to Believe

10 ways to respond to Brett Kavanaugh’s defenders.

Sep 26, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Trump Oval Office Hands Raised

White House Revelations White House Revelations

It’s all just a plot by the “deep state,” he says, To bring down a man who they always have hated. These leakers of course were appointed by him. He faces a deep state that he has…

Sep 14, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Susan Collins’s Reputation as a Moderate Is On the Line

Susan Collins’s Reputation as a Moderate Is On the Line Susan Collins’s Reputation as a Moderate Is On the Line

She says she’s pro-choice, so how can she justify voting for Brett Kavanaugh?

Sep 12, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Ann Coulter protest Berkeley

The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’ The Myth of ‘Liberal Intolerance’

The most significant threats to free speech come from conservatives.

Sep 12, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

John Mccain Casket

Comparison Comparison

“Trump Rejected Plans for a White House Statement Praising John McCain.” —Headline, The Washington Post One person’s a hero for how he endured The hell with which he was beset. T…

Aug 30, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Jefferson Davis

The Widest Political Divide in America Isn’t Between Left and Right The Widest Political Divide in America Isn’t Between Left and Right

We’re split along racial and gender lines—handing Congress to Democrats in November won’t change that.

Aug 30, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright

Avital Ronell

Power in the Ivory Tower Power in the Ivory Tower

What on earth is going on at NYU?

Aug 29, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Kondabolu Problem With Apu

‘White Voice,’ Blackface, and the Ethics of Representation ‘White Voice,’ Blackface, and the Ethics of Representation

When is it fair to speak with someone else’s voice?

Aug 17, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Manafort and Gates

Manafort and Gates Manafort and Gates

Their tales of corruption and thieving and fraud Don’t alter the president’s views in the slightest. He’s comfortable boasting, when all’s said and done, That he has attracted the…

Aug 16, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Mark Zuckerberg testifies to Congress

The Right Is Working the Ref Yet Again. This Time on Facebook—and It’s Working. The Right Is Working the Ref Yet Again. This Time on Facebook—and It’s Working.

Facebook caves to conservative critics by embracing Fox-friendly “news.”

Aug 16, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

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