The White House and the Caravan The White House and the Caravan
Invasion by tired and poor but not white! We’ll stop them, Trump tells us, of that there’s no doubt. The troops have been sent. Will the Air Force be next? And nuclear weapons—have…
Nov 8, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Chronicle of Deaths Foretold Chronicle of Deaths Foretold
Trump’s hateful rhetoric encourages mass violence.
Nov 8, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
If You Build a Left Movement, the Candidates Will Come If You Build a Left Movement, the Candidates Will Come
The “what” and “why” of politics are more urgent than the “who.”
Oct 26, 2018 / Column / Gary Younge
The GOP and Voter Suppression The GOP and Voter Suppression
Amidst all the campaigning babble, One strategy’s always worth noting: To keep them from voting against us We simply need keep them from voting,…
Oct 25, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Elizabeth Warren Meets the Left’s Circular Firing Squad Elizabeth Warren Meets the Left’s Circular Firing Squad
The release of her DNA test might not have been the best idea, but it shouldn’t be disqualifying.
Oct 25, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Donald ❤ Kim Donald ❤ Kim
Trump now says he’s in love with Kim Jong-un. In that seduction, Kim Jong-un was speedy. Some ego-stroking letters did the trick. It’s really simple when a man’s that needy.
Oct 18, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Why Do the Media Keep Parroting Trump’s Falsehoods? Why Do the Media Keep Parroting Trump’s Falsehoods?
The circle of lies begins with Trump, continues through Fox News, and ends up in the mainstream media.
Oct 17, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
The FBI/White House Supplemental Background Check on Brett Kavanaugh The FBI/White House Supplemental Background Check on Brett Kavanaugh
If the Federal Bureau had been no more thorough Than that when it was in charge, All the federal pens would have cell blocks left empty, And Dillinger’d still be at large.
Oct 11, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
White Men Have Good Reason to Be Scared White Men Have Good Reason to Be Scared
We’re coming for their power.
Oct 10, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright
Kavanaugh’s Testimony Kavanaugh’s Testimony
He whined, he bullied and he wept— Behaving like an unhinged lout. The White House saw a grand display— Judicial temperament throughout.
Oct 4, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin