The Angle: How Should We (iPhone) React to William Barr’s Testimony?
In Episode 1 of the William Barr testimony, the AG said it is totally fine that the president’s frustration trumps actual legality.
View ArticleThe Decadelong Humiliation of Runner Caster Semenya
Elite international sport forces us to place bodies that exist along multiple spectrums into one of two sports competition categories.
View ArticleBarr Refuses to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee. Will Democrats Hold...
The Trump administration refuses to cooperate. What now?
View ArticleA Reminder of All the Crimes the “Political” Mueller Investigation Uncovered
Republicans characterized the investigation as an inherently political exercise meant to smear Trump.
View ArticleIf We’re Going to Race Horses, We Have to Reckon With An Unsavory Question:...
“This might sound cold to say, but there’s no way to conduct a sport of racing without a certain amount of attrition.”
View ArticleMueller Spent Years Collecting Evidence. Barr Is Pretending It’s Not There.
Barr’s testimony Wednesday is an embarrassment.
View ArticleWhat the Google Protests Really Need to Achieve
Employees have to act as Alphabet’s watchdog, because no one else can.
View ArticleFormer CIA Agent Pleads Guilty to Spying for China
The case is the latest in a series of espionage cases involving American officers working for Chinese intelligence.
View ArticleConan O’Brien Upped the Brightness on This Week’s Game of Thrones
The results are stunning.
View ArticleWatch Drake Give a Shoutout to Arya Stark at the Billboard Music Awards
Stark, a onetime member of the Faceless Men of Braavos, is better known for her assassinations than her contributions to the music industry.
View ArticleWilliam Barr Tried to Gaslight Congress. What Are They Going to Do About It?
The divide between Attorney General William Barr and special counsel Robert Mueller is growing, and it’s not clear that Congress can resolve it.
View ArticleHow Are We Supposed to Understand Brett Kavanaugh Now?
The arc of the moral universe is long. Where, exactly, does it bend?
View ArticleWhy Mikhail Gorbachev Is a Perfect Subject for Werner Herzog
It’s not just because his new movie is a love story about Germany and Russia.
View ArticleAsk a Teacher: I Already Pay for Private School. Why Should I Contribute to...
This seems like something the administration should handle for parents.
View ArticleTuca & Bertie Is a Pun-Packed, Boob-Fixated Delight
BoJack Horseman’s Lisa Hanawalt launches her first series, starring Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong.
View ArticleA Biden Foreign Policy Might Look Very Different From Obama’s
His foreign policy vision combines idealism with some healthy skepticism about overreach.
View ArticleRabbit Holes: Why Exploring the Weird Limits of Google Maps Is the Best Way...
Want directions to Sea Cow Island? Better book a space shuttle.
View ArticleEmails Show Trump Administration Had No Plan to Track and Reunite Separated...
“[I]n short, no, we do not have any linkages from parents to [children], save for a handful,” one HHS official said in an email.
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