Birtherism 2.0 Birtherism 2.0
Trump spreads doubt about Kamala Harris’s citizenship.—news reports No citizen, though Oakland-born, Hints Donald and his claque— Just like Obama, culpable Of being born while bla…
Aug 25, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
How Yale Became the Latest Target in the Plot to Kill Affirmative Action How Yale Became the Latest Target in the Plot to Kill Affirmative Action
In the coming days, the DOJ will borrow a page from the conservative playbook and likely sue Yale for violating the rights of white and Asian students.
Aug 24, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal
Canceling Margaret Sanger Only Helps Abortion Opponents Canceling Margaret Sanger Only Helps Abortion Opponents
When Planned Parenthood took the name of the organization’s founder off its flagship clinic in Manhattan, they bought into anti-choice propaganda.
Aug 20, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Presidential Diagnosis Presidential Diagnosis
He tweets wacko theories. He rants and he raves. His language decay is steady. The question is asked: Is he falling apart— Or was he apart already?…
Aug 11, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Trump Supports Housing Segregation—and So Do a Lot of White Liberals Trump Supports Housing Segregation—and So Do a Lot of White Liberals
The vast Black-white disparities in housing are the foundation of America’s systemic racial inequalities, and white folks of all political stripes are loath to upset the status quo...
Aug 7, 2020 / Column / Kali Holloway
Believing ‘Wall Street Journal’ Op-Eds Can Be Deadly Believing ‘Wall Street Journal’ Op-Eds Can Be Deadly
The newspaper’s own reporters are challenging the Trumpian opinion section.
Aug 7, 2020 / Column / Eric Alterman
Wartime President Wartime President
“Trump calls himself ‘wartime president’ over coronavirus pandemic.” —CBS “The Trump Administration is trying to block billions of dollars for states to conduct testing and contac…
Jul 28, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Is Our Generation Ready to Take Up the Torch That John Lewis Lit? Is Our Generation Ready to Take Up the Torch That John Lewis Lit?
As legends like Lewis pass away, I wonder whether we’re prepared to become the new elders.
Jul 23, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal
Donald Trump’s Niece Dishes the Dirt Donald Trump’s Niece Dishes the Dirt
According to Mary Trump’s tell-all book, the president is still a little boy throwing a tantrum.
Jul 17, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Donald Trump: Confederate From Queens Donald Trump: Confederate From Queens
Trump says he will fight efforts to remove Confederate statues and to change the names of military bases named after Confederate generals.—news reports No matter that they fought…
Jul 14, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin