Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals
The real problem is the national security state’s love of classification.
Jan 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Frederick Douglass 1818–1895 Frederick Douglass 1818–1895
An American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement.
Jan 17, 2023 / OppArt / Jos Sances
The Failures of the January 6 Report The Failures of the January 6 Report
Historian Jill Lepore’s effective critique in The New Yorker is marred by a lazy counternarrative.
Jan 13, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity Norman Fruchter Was a Giant in the Fight for Education Equity
Fruchter, who passed away recently, was also a key figure in the New Left on both sides of the Atlantic.
Jan 13, 2023 / Obituary / Alix Kates Shulman
Does Russian Journalism Have a Future? Does Russian Journalism Have a Future?
Reflections of a glasnost-era veteran.
Jan 11, 2023 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
“The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids “The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the virus.
Jan 11, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves
Argentina’s World Cup Hangover Argentina’s World Cup Hangover
After its thrilling victory on the world stage, the nation of Maradona and Messi gazes into the political abyss.
Jan 11, 2023 / Jacob Sugarman
Ben Jealous: Never Forget Our People Were Always Free Ben Jealous: Never Forget Our People Were Always Free
A parable of American healing.
Jan 10, 2023 / Ben Jealous
From a Clown Coup to a Clown Speakership From a Clown Coup to a Clown Speakership
Kevin McCarthy’s surrender to the House Freedom Caucus is proof that the January 6 insurrectionists rule the GOP.
Jan 9, 2023 / Jeet Heer