Taiwan Calling Taiwan Calling
“President-Elect’s Phone Chat Raises Fears of New Tensions and a Bolder China.” —New York Times subhead His ignorance is showing. Again, his cover’s blown. It isn’t just the tweeti…
Dec 6, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
In the Same Election In the Same Election
“President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Sunday that he had fallen short in the popular vote in the general election only because millions of people had voted illegally, leveling t…
Dec 1, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Trump Thinks the Law Is for Wusses Trump Thinks the Law Is for Wusses
But guess who’s really getting conned.
Dec 1, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Trump Voter You Know The Trump Voter You Know
It will be hard, but we’re going to have to find a way to talk with them.
Nov 11, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami
Election 2016 and the Collapse of Journalistic Standards Election 2016 and the Collapse of Journalistic Standards
It would be hard to imagine a worse indictment of our media than the coverage of Candidate Trump.
Nov 10, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
Election Night Election Night
So what couldn’t happen (we’d learned from the polls) Had happened before 12 o’clock. There’s much to discuss about what all this means. But later. Right now I’m in shock.
Nov 10, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Americans Are Finding New Ways to Join the Surveillance State Americans Are Finding New Ways to Join the Surveillance State
Some of them aren’t pretty.
Nov 7, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Michelle Obama Michelle Obama
She’s been the star of this campaign— Her style a hit, her speeches stunning. And voters murmur to themselves, “A pity that she isn’t running.”…
Nov 3, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Hillary Clinton Has One More Badly Behaved Man Left to Vanquish Hillary Clinton Has One More Badly Behaved Man Left to Vanquish
Could the clouds of testosterone billowing from the campaign have something to do with the fact that Donald Trump is facing a woman?
Nov 2, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Note to America: Don’t Be So Sure You’ve Put Trump Behind You Note to America: Don’t Be So Sure You’ve Put Trump Behind You
Take it from a Brit, right-wing populism will thrive until you deal with it genuinely.
Oct 31, 2016 / Column / Gary Younge