Peter Hamby: The Politics of a Firestorm
Real estate is everything in Los Angeles. Karen Bass's absence from the city when the fires broke out, and now her seeming aloofness, has instantly made her look unfit for the job of mayor. Even Gavin...
14 Jan 20251h 7min
Bill Kristol: Cannons All the Way Down
Trump's favorite judge, Aileen Cannon, has been attempting to exercise authority she doesn't have over Jack Smith's required report on his investigations of the Jan 6 case and the hoarding of classifi...
13 Jan 202552min
Amanda Carpenter: We Are Team Karen (Pence)
"Mother" Pence is owed an apology. She snubbed Trump so hard and so beautifully at Jimmy Carter's funeral—and wasn't about to make nice with the man who was all-in on Jan 6 rioters trying to lynch her...
10 Jan 202555min
Derek Thompson and Elizabeth Weil: The Trend Toward Solitude
Americans have been spending more time alone—and less time doing face-to-face socializing—than we have for at least 60 years. And our alone time is impacting the economy, our politics, and our persona...
9 Jan 20251h 13min
Liam Donovan and Brendan Boyle: The Great Grift
Trump talked a lot more about Hannibal Lecter during the campaign than one of his actual top priorities: extending his 2017 tax cuts. With those $4.5 trillion in cuts set to expire by the end of the y...
8 Jan 20251h 6min
Charlie Warzel: Zuck Sucks Up to Trump
Mark Zuckerberg is doing all he can to get an audience with the big man at Mar-a-Lago, including praising Trump's (faux) free speech bona fides and restructuring Meta to eliminate fact-checking. Maybe...
7 Jan 202555min
Bill Kristol: The Preposterous and Ridiculous Lies About the FBI
Kash Patel's Jan 6 lie requires FBI officials to have been able to see into the future: to *know* that Trump would lose in 2020 and then try to get Congress to reverse the election results. And they a...
6 Jan 202550min
Jonathan Martin: A Resilient City
New Orleans is the most special city in America, but it's a place that also breaks your heart. Local leaders will have to reassure the world that the French Quarter is safe. Plus, Mike Johnson is boun...
3 Jan 202544min
