Donald Trump’s Wild Portrayal of Crime Is Simply Not True Donald Trump’s Wild Portrayal of Crime Is Simply Not True
Do not panic. Even in a bad year, today’s crime rates remain at historic lows.
Sep 27, 2016 / John Pfaff
On Debate Night in America, Democracy Is Spectacle On Debate Night in America, Democracy Is Spectacle
Are we electing a president or someone to play-act the part of president?
Sep 27, 2016 / James Carden
After Clinton’s Strong Debate Showing, Trump’s Lies on Election Rigging Are Even More at Odds with Reality After Clinton’s Strong Debate Showing, Trump’s Lies on Election Rigging Are Even More at Odds with Reality
It is voter suppression—not fantasies of fraud—that could actually undermine the will of the people.
Sep 27, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
In the First Debate, Trump Failed to Achieve the Reagan Effect In the First Debate, Trump Failed to Achieve the Reagan Effect
He seemed to shrink throughout the evening, growing more defensive and ill-tempered, snorting and grimacing.
Sep 27, 2016 / Robert L. Borosage
Here’s What Happens When You Try to Talk a Trump Supporter Out of Their Vote Here’s What Happens When You Try to Talk a Trump Supporter Out of Their Vote
*Facepalm*
Sep 27, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow
At the First Debate, Clinton Faced Asymmetric Warfare—and Won At the First Debate, Clinton Faced Asymmetric Warfare—and Won
“Donald, I know you live in your own reality,” she said calmly. And it gradually became clear she was right.
Sep 27, 2016 / Editorial / Joan Walsh
Hillary Clinton Prepared for the Debate, and Showed She Is Prepared for the Presidency Hillary Clinton Prepared for the Debate, and Showed She Is Prepared for the Presidency
It was a winning line on what for Hillary Clinton was a winning night.
Sep 27, 2016 / John Nichols
Black Charlotte Is Frustrated—and That’s by Design Black Charlotte Is Frustrated—and That’s by Design
The Queen City has boomed in recent years. But its growth and prosperity has only hardened a racial divide established decades ago.
Sep 26, 2016 / Greg Lacour
Have You Ever Seen Donald Trump Laugh? Have You Ever Seen Donald Trump Laugh?
As Trump himself might say, there’s something going on.
Sep 26, 2016 / Leslie Savan
Actually, Moderators Probably Shouldn’t Let Candidates Tell Bald-Faced Lies Actually, Moderators Probably Shouldn’t Let Candidates Tell Bald-Faced Lies
The Commission on Presidential Debates is sending exactly the wrong signal regarding the role of the moderator in tonight’s Clinton-Trump debate.
Sep 26, 2016 / John Nichols