The Deferred Dream of Barack Obama The Deferred Dream of Barack Obama
His presidency remains symbolic—but it has become an emblem of America’s refusal to truly change.
Dec 15, 2016 / Column / Gary Younge
Barack Obama Was Too Cool for the Press Room Barack Obama Was Too Cool for the Press Room
The president’s insistence on thinking before acting drove the media around the bend... and toward Donald Trump.
Dec 15, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
What Happened to the Change We Once Believed In What Happened to the Change We Once Believed In
After two terms, Obama leaves behind a legacy of promises kept—and broken.
Dec 15, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami
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