The Power Behind the Throne Is ‘Fox & Friends’ The Power Behind the Throne Is ‘Fox & Friends’
With Bannon out of favor, is Fox morning-show host Steve Doocy now Trump’s top adviser?
Jan 29, 2018 / Ed Burmila
The American Bipartisan Policy Establishment Declares Its ‘Second Cold War’ vs. Russia After Years of Denying It The American Bipartisan Policy Establishment Declares Its ‘Second Cold War’ vs. Russia After Years of Denying It
The most influential US foreign-policy membership society has issued a report affirming the new Cold War and its eagerness to fight it.
Jan 24, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
What ‘The Awl’ Gave Us What ‘The Awl’ Gave Us
The Awl showed many of us that diving into the weird and marginal could be fun and meaningful—and still produce great writing.
Jan 17, 2018 / Bijan Stephen
Democrats Are Repudiating FDR’s Precedent of Détente With Russia Democrats Are Repudiating FDR’s Precedent of Détente With Russia
By criminalizing alleged “contacts with the Kremlin”—and by demonizing Russia itself—today’s Democrats are becoming the party of the new and more perilous Cold War.
Jan 17, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Committee to Protect Journalists Just Gave Donald Trump an Award The Committee to Protect Journalists Just Gave Donald Trump an Award
In the contest to undermine press freedoms, he’s maybe the best ever.
Jan 11, 2018 / John Nichols
Trump Is Winning the War on Truth Trump Is Winning the War on Truth
Lying presidents aren’t new, but Trump’s mendacity stands apart.
Jan 11, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
The US ‘Betrayed’ Russia, but It Is Not ‘News That’s Fit to Print’ The US ‘Betrayed’ Russia, but It Is Not ‘News That’s Fit to Print’
New evidence that Washington broke its promise not to expand NATO “one inch eastward”—a fateful decision with ongoing ramifications—has not been reported by The New York Times or o...
Jan 10, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
New Reporting Suggests the Trump Presidency Is Even Scarier and More Dysfunctional Than We Realized New Reporting Suggests the Trump Presidency Is Even Scarier and More Dysfunctional Than We Realized
The takeaway from the latest revelations is that a lot of Republicans who knew better have colluded—and still collude—to cover up Trump’s unfitness for office.
Jan 5, 2018 / Joan Walsh
Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan Four Years of Ukraine and the Myths of Maidan
The history of the Ukrainian crisis, which has made everything it affected worse, is distorted by political myths and American media malpractice.
Jan 3, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Welcome to 2018! Donald Trump Is Worse Than Ever! Welcome to 2018! Donald Trump Is Worse Than Ever!
Unfortunately, The New York Times doesn’t seem to be entirely on top of that story.
Jan 2, 2018 / Joan Walsh