Books and Ideas

Devin Nunes

Trump Interprets the Nunes Memo as Total Vindication Trump Interprets the Nunes Memo as Total Vindication

It has proven this whole Russia probe is a hoax. Yes, it shows that I’m totally innocent, folks. I’m delighted it clears me, as I have been hoping, Of the falsehoods that I, in the…

Feb 8, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Presidential Empire

The Presidential Empire The Presidential Empire

Has the American presidency become overwhelmed by its ever-expanding powers?

Feb 8, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Karen J. Greenberg

An Appreciation of Nicholas von Hoffman

An Appreciation of Nicholas von Hoffman An Appreciation of Nicholas von Hoffman

A fond farewell to a lifelong mischief maker.

Feb 7, 2018 / Peter Pringle

Organized Labor’s Lost Generations

Organized Labor’s Lost Generations Organized Labor’s Lost Generations

Unions have struggled to make substantial gains since the ’70s, but not for the reasons historians think.

Feb 7, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Gabriel Winant

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

A Warm Hello From Your Friendly Neighborhood ICE Agent A Warm Hello From Your Friendly Neighborhood ICE Agent

He’ll deport your kids. Just kidding!

Feb 6, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

50 Years Ago, Late-Night TV Woke Us

50 Years Ago, Late-Night TV Woke Us 50 Years Ago, Late-Night TV Woke Us

Harry Belafonte’s week hosting the Tonight show brought together the best of the ’60s—and prefigured the era’s decline.

Feb 5, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Claribel Alegria

The Extraordinary Stories of Claribel Alegría The Extraordinary Stories of Claribel Alegría

The spirit of their romance lies in the fact that they are true.

Feb 5, 2018 / Chuck Wachtel

Zohra Drif Arrest

One Person’s Terrorist? Reflections on Zohra Drif’s Memoir of the Algerian Revolution One Person’s Terrorist? Reflections on Zohra Drif’s Memoir of the Algerian Revolution

Is the civilian population of a colonial-settler regime ever a legitimate military target?

Feb 2, 2018 / Bill Fletcher Jr.

Black Mirror Netflix

TV’s Dystopia Boom TV’s Dystopia Boom

The nightmarish future ain’t what it used to be.

Feb 1, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

Trump Oval Office Hands Raised

The Dawn of an Affair With Stormy Daniels The Dawn of an Affair With Stormy Daniels

Though rusty at consensual sex, He thought it might be worth a try If he could think of how to start— Which part of her to grab her by.

Feb 1, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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