Donald Trump’s Virtual Reality Donald Trump’s Virtual Reality
What happens when we create our own truths online?
Apr 21, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Art of the Whine The Art of the Whine
Trump complains that the delegate selection process is rigged.—News reports He says he’s smart—a master of the deal. The other guys are losers and they’re fools. One has to wonder:…
Apr 21, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Law Is Not the Way to Keep Women Safe North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Law Is Not the Way to Keep Women Safe
The threats to women’s safety are posed by men, not trans women. So why should trans women suffer for those sins?
Apr 21, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Why Republicans Cry Political Correctness Why Republicans Cry Political Correctness
Dressing up bigotry and authoritarianism as truth-telling is the right’s favorite talking point.
Apr 7, 2016 / Column / Laila Lalami
President Obama Wants Reporters to ‘Dig Deeper’ President Obama Wants Reporters to ‘Dig Deeper’
Snippy reactions to his sharp critique of the mainstream media only amplified his point.
Apr 7, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
If I Knew You Were Coming, I’d’ve Baked a Cake If I Knew You Were Coming, I’d’ve Baked a Cake
(North Carolina Wedding-Cake Bakers’ Version) If I know that you’re gay, I will not bake a cake, Bake a cake, bake a cake. ’Cause I’m staying true to Jesus—that I won’t forsake. S…
Apr 7, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Half of the Abortion Clinics in Ohio Have Closed. And Kasich Is a ‘Moderate’? Half of the Abortion Clinics in Ohio Have Closed. And Kasich Is a ‘Moderate’?
Since when does moderate mean “one who does everything in his power to destroy women’s reproductive rights”?
Mar 31, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Obama and the Cult of ‘Credibility’ Obama and the Cult of ‘Credibility’
As his tenure draws to a close, the president is finally ready to challenge the foreign-policy establishment.
Mar 24, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
How Trump Keeps Us Talking, Even When He Disappears How Trump Keeps Us Talking, Even When He Disappears
His absence signifies as much as his presence.
Mar 24, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Late White Hope Late White Hope
Republican establishment floats Rick Perry as possible contested-convention or third-party candidate. —News reports They think that Rick might be the man They’d use to burst The Do…
Mar 24, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin