The Only Thing More Dangerous Than Trump’s Appeal to Common Sense Is His Dismissal of It The Only Thing More Dangerous Than Trump’s Appeal to Common Sense Is His Dismissal of It
The president’s taste for fact-free fantasy is based not in traditional American populism but in authoritarianism.
Mar 1, 2017 / Sophia Rosenfeld
Keith Jarrett: In Search of Inspiration Keith Jarrett: In Search of Inspiration
To the degree that there was spontaneity in his latest concert, it was spontaneous regurgitation.
Mar 1, 2017 / David Hajdu
Q&A: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on Black Liberation and the Women’s Strike Q&A: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on Black Liberation and the Women’s Strike
Her new book, From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation, has become essential reading for 2017.
Mar 1, 2017 / Q&A / Sarah Leonard
After the Fumble After the Fumble
After years dominating the Democratic Party, the New Democrats now find themselves in a state of crisis
Mar 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Matt Stoller
An Unbelievably Fair Trump Cartoon An Unbelievably Fair Trump Cartoon
“Adore me, media scum, or else!”
Mar 1, 2017 / Feature / Garry Trudeau
Here’s How to Get the Most Out of TrumpCare Here’s How to Get the Most Out of TrumpCare
If it doesn’t work for you, try to die without too much noise.
Feb 28, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow
The Ways to Destroy Democracy The Ways to Destroy Democracy
A new biography of Hitler offers us a warning from history.
Feb 28, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans
Trump’s Ascent Was Possible Only in an America Already Run by Billionaires Trump’s Ascent Was Possible Only in an America Already Run by Billionaires
We were living in a 1 percent society long before we elected a billionaire for president.
Feb 27, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
In a Desecrated Cemetery, History Finally Caught Up With Our Family In a Desecrated Cemetery, History Finally Caught Up With Our Family
Jewish graveyards were often violated in the Eastern European villages our grandparents left. Now it’s happened in our suburban hometown.
Feb 27, 2017 / Eric Sandweiss and Martha A. Sandweiss
Alternative Explanations for Trump’s Outrageous Statements Alternative Explanations for Trump’s Outrageous Statements
The standard line is that he’s simply a pathological liar and braggart. But maybe he has the gift of macro vision.
Feb 24, 2017 / Calvin Trillin