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Why Trump Is an Effective Negotiator

David Rees

November 13, 2017

Trump negotiates out of neediness. And—in some type of way—it works.

Louie and Roy

Ann Neumann

November 10, 2017

Yesterday’s twin reports on Roy Moore and Louis CK remind us that sexual assault and women’s inequality are still everyone’s problem.

So Much Winning

Jason Linkins

November 09, 2017

There was no quibbling over what item on the menu might be more digestible---Virginia voters just carted off the whole buffet.

Regarding the Pain of Others

Nathaniel Friedman

November 08, 2017

Gordon Hayward's leg injury forces us to admit that we might die any day now, for no good reason, at exactly the wrong time in our lives.

The Usual Suspects

Jacob Bacharach

November 07, 2017

The Kevin Spacey scandal highlights the problem of “the open secret.”

Joe Ricketts, Media Destroyer

Dave Colon

November 06, 2017

As the old refrain goes, at Gothamist and DNAinfo the union made us strong---not Joe Ricketts, not his money, not his decisions and certainly not his “direction.”

Reverse Robin Hoods

Max B. Sawicky

November 03, 2017

Tax reform is but one gust in the current hurricane of news flashes, but it may prove to have very long-lasting effects.

Maneka’s Punk Pulpit

G’Ra Asim

November 02, 2017

Devin McKnight's new project asks if a racial slur can ever be weaponized to redistributive ends.

Re-defining Manhood

Kevin Powell

October 31, 2017

As I've watched the Weinstein saga unfold, I cannot help but think of my mother.

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

Max B. Sawicky

October 31, 2017

Welcome to Mueller time. The indictments have begun.

Juggalos, Nevertheless Persisting

Hannah Gais

October 26, 2017

It’s easy to see how the far-left became enamored with juggalos.

David Fincher’s Antisocial Network

Jessa Crispin

October 26, 2017

“Mindhunter” is a show about the charisma of the serial killer rather than the serial killer himself, it's about his power over our imaginations.