The Three Best Things That Happened in American Politics in 2022Much of the year in politics in 2022 was occupied, in one way or another, by Donald Trump, despite the fact that it’s now almost two years…Jan 1, 20231551Jan 1, 20231551
The Biggest Victim of Elon Musk Buying Twitter Has Been … Tesla?On October 27 of this year, Elon Musk completed his $44 billion takeover of Twitter and became the company’s CEO. Earlier that day, the…Dec 31, 202255118Dec 31, 202255118
George Santos Made Up An Entire Life for Himself. And As of Tuesday, He’ll Be a Congressman.The George Santos story just keeps getting weirder, because the list of lies he’s told over the past few years just keeps getting longer…Dec 31, 20221776Dec 31, 20221776
What Do Sam Bankman-Fried’s Weird Ideas About Risk Have to Do With FTX’s Collapse?2022 was, you might say, the year when grifters got their just deserts. The year began with the conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth…Dec 31, 202281Dec 31, 202281
Republicans Are Trying to Figure Out Why They Flopped on Election Day.In the wake of Republicans’ disappointing performance in this year’s midterm elections, when they netted only a handful of House seats and…Dec 1, 20222707Dec 1, 20222707
FTX’s Collapse Isn’t Just About Fraud.Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s live interview today with the New York Times’ Andrew Sorkin at the paper’s Dealbook conference…Dec 1, 20223987Dec 1, 20223987
The Republican Party’s Problem is the Republican BaseRunning hard-right MAGA candidates in swing states is a recipe for defeat. But the GOP base loves them.Nov 11, 202295416Nov 11, 202295416
Elon Musk Is Approaching Twitter As If Its Users Are Interchangeable. Is He Right?Since taking over Twitter last week, Elon Musk has found himself embroiled in multiple controversies, including his clashes with two of the…Nov 4, 20221.2K22Nov 4, 20221.2K22
Seeing Without Seeing: The Perplexing Reality of Inattentional BlindnessNov 1, 20221593Nov 1, 20221593
Dr. Oz, Abortion, and “Local Political Leaders”: Anatomy of a GaffeOne of the great coinages in the lexicon of history of writing about American politics is the Kinsley gaffe, which the political columnist…Nov 1, 20222912Nov 1, 20222912
Dinesh D’Souza Is Being Sued for Defamation. He May Find It Hard to Win.One of the most interesting, and important, things to happen in politics in the past couple of years has been the increased use of…Nov 1, 20224Nov 1, 20224
Nevada Could Determine the Fate of the Senate. So Why Is No One Paying Attention?Catherine Cortez Masto is locked in a tight race that could secure the Democratic majority in the Senate. But no one’s noticingNov 1, 20222Nov 1, 20222
Abolish the Debt Ceiling (Before House Republicans Use It to Crash the System)The House of Representatives took what will likely be its last major vote before the November elections today, passing a stopgap funding…Oct 1, 20222Oct 1, 20222
The University of Idaho Just Shut Down Free Speech for Its ProfessorsLast Friday, employees of the University of Idaho — including professors — got a curious email from the university’s general counsel with…Oct 1, 20224Oct 1, 20224
Everyone Hates Section 230. But the Internet Still Needs It.What with war in Ukraine, Ron DeSantis using migrants for a campaign PR stunt, Trump’s legal travails, and devastating hurricanes, it’s not…Oct 1, 20228Oct 1, 20228
Trump’s New Lawyer Wants Him to Make Peace With the Government. Trump Isn’t Listening.The Washington Post has an important story today about Christopher Kise, the newest member of Donald Trump’s legal team in his battle over…Oct 1, 20224Oct 1, 20224
There’s No Argument About What Trump Did. The Only Argument Is Over What to Do About It.The already-famous FBI photo of the classified documents Donald Trump was keeping in his home at Mar-a-Lago did not, if we’re being honest…Sep 1, 20226Sep 1, 20226
The End of Roe v. Wade Has Republicans Scrambling for AnswersWhen the Supreme Court, with its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, overturned Roe v. Wade, the immediate consequences were obvious: in red…Sep 1, 202210Sep 1, 202210
Life Expectancy Was Decimated in the U.S. Over the Past Two Years. Why?The U.S. is one of the richest countries in the world. But our public-health outcomes relative to other industrialized nations are…Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022
Meme-Stock Traders: Damn the Fundamentals! Full Speed Ahead!Meme-stock investing means never having to say you’re sorry. Or at least never having to say you’re wrong.Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022
