Another kind of Democratic freshman: Rep. Mikie Sherrill is still working for compromise
When I ask Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a congressional freshman from New Jersey, what’s driving her to serve in this Congress,…
My Thanksgiving: How testifying for Native Americans made me a witness to history
In my career as a historian, I have learned in a personal way that being a witness to history is…
“She saw something I did not”: Tapper apologized to Lara Trump over Biden decline dust-up
Jake Tapper offered a mea culpa to Lara Trump on Tuesday, sharing that he was wrong to berate the Fox…
The National Guardsman who won’t take orders from Trump
Dylan Blaha, an Illinois National Guard member, is waging a campaign focused at bringing an affordability agenda to Washington D.C.,…
Trump’s war on comedy threatens free speech for all
For more than 20 years, comedians appearing in the New York Arab American Comedy Festival, which I co-produce — have…
Mamdani’s message can resonate beyond New York
President Donald Trump is a prototype for an American plutocratic form of authoritarianism, but the new MAGA order is much…
Zohran Mamdani’s child care plan could transform New York and beyond
Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old New York State Assembly member and democratic socialist, was elected New York City’s mayor on Nov.…
The radical politics of “Dancing With the Stars”
A chorus of boos seems to rise up in the presence of Sarah Palin — and America wants to believe.…
Ryan Murphy’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” is an example of the brand undermining the mission
It doesn’t take a dedicated Ryan Murphy aficionado to understand why Jeffrey Dahmer appeals to him as a drama subject.…
The late night rise of “Gutfeld!” is telling us something. It isn’t funny, but that doesn’t matter
Greg Gutfeld proudly preaches that his worldview is informed by 1978’s “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” a movie Generation X and Boomers…