James Surowiecki·Jan 1, 2023The 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…A response icon1A response icon1
James Surowiecki·Dec 31, 2022The 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…A response icon18A response icon18
James Surowiecki·Dec 31, 2022George 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…A response icon6A response icon6
James Surowiecki·Dec 31, 2022What 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…A response icon1A response icon1
James Surowiecki·Dec 1, 2022Republicans 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…A response icon7A response icon7
James Surowiecki·Dec 1, 2022FTX’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…A response icon7A response icon7
James Surowiecki·Nov 11, 2022The 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.A response icon15A response icon15
James Surowiecki·Nov 4, 2022Elon 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…A response icon22A response icon22
James Surowiecki·Nov 1, 2022Seeing Without Seeing: The Perplexing Reality of Inattentional BlindnessA response icon3A response icon3
James Surowiecki·Nov 1, 2022Dr. 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…A response icon2A response icon2
