28 September 2017

The margin of stupid

Whatever the cause, it seems like you can get 20 to 25 percent of Americans to say any ridiculous thing imaginable.

Noah Smith

Our Demagogue

William Saletan


19 September 2017

Why Isn’t Hillary Clinton Even Angrier?

Michelle Goldberg


It’s Time to Talk to North Korea

"The complaint about the U.N. Security Council’s new sanctions against North Korea is that they aren’t strict enough to force Kim Jong-un to dismantle his nuclear program. But here’s the thing: Nothing is going to force him to do that.

"Kim follows the news. He saw what happened to Saddam Hussein and Muammar Qaddafi when they gave up their nuclear programs, whether through force or conciliation: They were invaded or overthrown anyway."

Fred Kaplan

15 September 2017

The Myth of Deep Throat

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The First White President

The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy.

Ta-Nehisi Coates