Bari Weiss’s Counter-Journalistic Crusade Targets “60 Minutes” Bari Weiss’s Counter-Journalistic Crusade Targets “60 Minutes”
The new editor in chief at CBS News has shown she’s not merely stupendously unqualified—she’s ideologically opposed to the practice of good journalism.
Dec 22, 2025 / Elizabeth Spiers
The Grim Spectacle of Trump’s Gaudy Saudi Summit The Grim Spectacle of Trump’s Gaudy Saudi Summit
A weeklong debauch brought together tech insiders and the leaders of a brutal monarchy to keep stoking the AI bubble.
Nov 21, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
Trump’s Quest for Total Media Control Trump’s Quest for Total Media Control
Look beyond the petty celebrity feuds, and you'll see a plan to transform American media companies into outlets for MAGA agitprop.
Nov 21, 2025 / Ben Schwartz
Pete Hegseth’s Crypto History Pete Hegseth’s Crypto History
Does the defense secretary have unclaimed earnings from a firm he formerly advised?
Oct 7, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case Sorry, Donald Trump: Many People Are Still Interested in the Jeffrey Epstein Case
The Epstein scandal deserves a real investigation, not Trump’s hand-waving cover up.
Jul 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist? Does Trump’s Biggest Crypto Backer Really Exist?
The strange saga of a shadowy UAE company’s $100 million investment in World Liberty Financial, the Trump-aligned crypto trader
Jul 10, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
The Death and Rebirth of New York City The Death and Rebirth of New York City
A new documentary about the 1975 fiscal crisis, Drop Dead City, is entertaining to watch but dangerously misleading as history—or politics.
Jun 24, 2025 / Doug Henwood
The Shady Financial Past of a Major Trump Crypto Investor The Shady Financial Past of a Major Trump Crypto Investor
Andrei Grachev, an early booster of a Trump crypto offering, has cycled through several alleged investment scams and was convicted on fraud charges in Russia.
Jun 17, 2025 / Jacob Silverman
Trump’s Big and Ugly Crypto Con Trump’s Big and Ugly Crypto Con
Why are 16 Democrats abetting this great sting?
May 22, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage
Welcome to Casino Capitalism 2.0 Welcome to Casino Capitalism 2.0
The legalization and rapid spread of sports betting has made problem gambling everyone’s problem.
May 19, 2025 / Feature / John Semley