Tuesday

June 8, 2021

Democrats, Stop Negotiating With Traitors

Party leaders should act like they believe their own rhetoric on Republican extremism.

by Alex Pareene

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The Party of Trump Is Trying to Get People Mad at Anthony Fauci Again

The latest attacks from the GOP betray its desperation to find something, anything, to attack Joe Biden with.

by Alex Shephard

The New York Times’ Culture-War Definition of Free Speech

Michael Powell frames policing and racial justice as issues moving the ACLU away from its core mission around speech. It’s a false antagonism—and a trap.

by Melissa Gira Grant

Why Is Merrick Garland Defending Donald Trump?

In the name of returning the DOJ to “normal,” the attorney general has protected an abnormal president from accountability.

by Jeff Hauser, Max Moran

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Rachel Cusk Confronts the Chaos of Genius

Her new novel, “Second Place,” explores the limits of cool detachment.

by Jo Livingstone

Joe Manchin Inches Closer to Trump’s Big Lie

Why is the Democratic senator from West Virginia echoing Republican talking points about American elections?

by Matt Ford

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