Lindsey Graham, Legal Scholar Lindsey Graham, Legal Scholar
“It’s impossible to bring this case forward, in my view, fairly without us knowing who the whistle-blower is and having a chance to cross-examine them.”—Senator Lindsey Graham Th…
Nov 19, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Up in Smoke Up in Smoke
Vaping manufactures hit their target market.
Nov 19, 2019 / OppArt / Paul Karasik
The Songs of Canceled Men The Songs of Canceled Men
A new book revisits the lives of artists like James Brown, Elvis Presley, and Frank Sinatra and asks how music criticism can reckon with the lives of immoral artists.
Nov 19, 2019 / Joe Bucciero
Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown
They met, fell in love, and were nearly torn apart in a country where LGBTQ people are increasingly persecuted.
Nov 19, 2019 / Feature / Nicole Einbinder and Gabriela Bhaskar
Ted Chiang’s Sci-Fi Goes Beyond the Promise of Technology Ted Chiang’s Sci-Fi Goes Beyond the Promise of Technology
In his short story collection Exhalation, he builds social worlds where every character and object is deeply intertwined in history and in future possibility.
Nov 19, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse
A Deadly Game of Chicken in Iraq and Lebanon A Deadly Game of Chicken in Iraq and Lebanon
Popular revolts in the Middle East are pitting people against regimes.
Nov 19, 2019 / Thanassis Cambanis
We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality We Asked the 2020 Contenders How They Plan to Tackle Inequality
A surging egalitarian current is shifting the Democratic Party’s policy mainstream—so we asked the presidential candidates about it.
Nov 19, 2019 / Feature / Sam Pizzigati
Colin Kaepernick Refused to Bend to Roger Goodell’s Will Colin Kaepernick Refused to Bend to Roger Goodell’s Will
The quarterback remade the NFL’s hastily called league-wide tryout and demanded transparency.
Nov 18, 2019 / Dave Zirin
The Pentagon Is Not Ready to Face Our Biggest National Security Threat The Pentagon Is Not Ready to Face Our Biggest National Security Threat
Our military’s obsession with Russia and China is proving to be dangerously distracting in the face of accelerating climate change.
Nov 18, 2019 / Michael T. Klare