Trump’s Social Media Executive Order Shows Just How Low He’ll Go to Win Trump’s Social Media Executive Order Shows Just How Low He’ll Go to Win
His attack on Twitter is really an attack on the right to criticize the president.
May 29, 2020 / John Nichols
Running Out of Stuff to Do? Try Freaking Out Running Out of Stuff to Do? Try Freaking Out
If you get through all of these suggestions, try doing them again!
May 26, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Covid-19 Is Revealing America’s Fault Lines Covid-19 Is Revealing America’s Fault Lines
This pandemic is a stress test for our fragile political and economic systems.
Apr 14, 2020 / no-paywall / Rajan Menon
Trump Isn’t the First President to Attack the Press Trump Isn’t the First President to Attack the Press
Woodrow Wilson’s presidency threatened to censor critical media using the US Postal Service over a century ago.
Mar 19, 2020 / Adam Hochschild
A New Mom Asks, ‘When Does It Get Better?’ A New Mom Asks, ‘When Does It Get Better?’
Another reader inquires about WhatsApp etiquette.
Jan 10, 2020 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Twitter Just Banned Political Ads. Hold Your Applause. Twitter Just Banned Political Ads. Hold Your Applause.
Being better than Facebook is not good enough.
Nov 1, 2019 / Jeet Heer
How Do People in China Really Feel About Hong Kong? It’s Complicated. How Do People in China Really Feel About Hong Kong? It’s Complicated.
Not everyone in China believes the state-run media.
Sep 6, 2019 / Nation contributor
The Megyn Kelly Syndrome Strikes Bret Stephens The Megyn Kelly Syndrome Strikes Bret Stephens
The Times columnist is just the latest example of a right-winger who flounders outside his ideological bubble.
Aug 30, 2019 / Jeet Heer
What Netflix’s ‘Great Hack’ Gets Wrong About Cambridge Analytica What Netflix’s ‘Great Hack’ Gets Wrong About Cambridge Analytica
The British consulting firm didn’t steal the 2016 election, and it couldn’t have if it tried.
Aug 6, 2019 / Micah L. Sifry
Should We Have a Right to Troll Politicians on Twitter? Should We Have a Right to Troll Politicians on Twitter?
The courts say we do, but I’m not so sure.
Jul 18, 2019 / Alexis Grenell