The New York Times said it, then Trump proved it
Just before the election last year, the New York Times Opinion section published a stark, all-caps warning, both online and…
“A taste of their own medicine”: Blue states go digital against Trump’s shutdown
As the federal government shutdown continues, Democratic-leaning states are turning state-run websites and online resources into a platform to push…
Trump’s SNAP shutoff is vicious political theater
On most days, my Nextdoor feed plays the usual standbys: Neighborhood coyote sightings, reports of porch pirates and catalytic-converter thefts,…
What’s on the table at Downton Abbey?
Formal dinners are constantly dying off and roaring back into fashion, and predicting their rise and fall is as simple…
Courts opt to feed the people, GOP opts to feeds the drama
With millions of Americans uncertain if they’ll receive their November food benefits, Republican leaders appear more focused on theatrics than…
Trump regime isn’t fascist, claims leading intellectual: It just looks that way
If there is one thing you are supposed to know about Mark Lilla, it is his status as a public…
A new Henry Kissinger documentary gilds the stinkweed
If you’d rather not know the worst thing Henry Kissinger ever did to America, then “American Experience: Kissinger” is the…
Stop asking who’s “winning” the shutdown
As the federal government shutdown enters its fifth week, America’s democracy is crumbling. President Donald Trump and his allies are…
House inaction amid shutdown helps pave the way for Congress’ irrelevance
Many Americans will be voting on Election Day – or have already cast votes – in races for statewide office,…
A week of worth-it bites in New York City
Every visit to New York City feels electric: the taxi horns, the aroma of fresh bagels and grilled kebabs, the…