BuzzFeed, ‘BOOM!’ and the Russiagate bombshell
Why it’s always worth waiting a full day before passing judgment
Michael Tracey
Tuesday
Friday
Twenty years on from The Sopranos
‘People have been calling me Big Pussy for 20 years!’
Tuesday
The battle of Bernie and Beto
Already the press are eager to show that O’Rourke unites where Sanders divides
Friday
In defense of Maria Butina
It seems entirely plausible that her biggest crime was networking
Monday
Why has late night swapped laughs for lusting after Mueller?
Going after Trump is the least subversive act in comedy
Friday
Why is no one treating Bernie Sanders like the Democratic front-runner?
From a purely electoral standpoint, Sanders stands the best chance against Trump
Saturday
What is the left’s problem with Tulsi Gabbard?
The Hawaiian congresswoman has few friends on her side of the aisle
Tuesday
Could Amazon have picked two less deserving cities for HQ2?
If the aim was to elevate places that have been ‘left behind,’ NYC and NOVA should have been at the bottom of the list
Friday
How Trump wins the Rust Belt again in 2020
It’s time to ditch the Paul Ryan legislative agenda and play nice with Nancy
Tuesday
In Michigan, Elissa Slotkin aims squarely for the middle
She is testing the theory of appealing to the mythical moderate suburban Republican
Friday
Kanye West is winning Trump over with flattery. Does that make him a ‘madman’?
Maybe he’ll seem less crazy down the line when federal subsidies arrive for ‘Yeezy ideation centres’
Wednesday
Trump’s phony anti-globalism should fool no-one
The President recognises the political utility of pretending he has instituted a hard philosophical break from prior administrations
Monday
Springtime for Woodward
Bob Woodward, in his own peculiar way, has used Trump as a vehicle to solidify establishment maxims
Wednesday
Andrew Cuomo’s last chance saloon in Buffalo
The New York governor makes a trip out west and tries to talk tough to Trump
Friday
Did John McCain draw the curtain on neoconservatism?
He represented the demise of a vital link with liberals to forge interventionalist coalitions
Friday
Admit it – Trump basically maintains the status quo
The Donald is clearly content for the system to remain roughly the same. He just wants to be the one who presides over it.
Wednesday
Trump betrays the elite sense that the US is always pure and democracy-loving
Welcome to American post-exceptionalism .
