Commentary / World Jul 1, 2019
U.S. political cartooning was murdered; here's the autopsy
In the United States, political cartooning as we know it is dead.
Commentary / World Jun 3, 2019
Hacking dirty government secrets is no crime
The "crime" of which Julian Assange stands accused pales next to the wrongdoing he helped to expose. Whistleblowers should never be prosecuted.
Commentary / World May 27, 2019
Why Joe Biden is the least electable Democrat
Only one thing can defeat Trump: A unified, enthusiastic and progressive front.
Commentary / World May 18, 2019
Long-form journalism is the future of print
"Creative destruction" will erase the dinosaurs and in their place will arise a new generation of print outlets dedicated to long-form analysis and commentary.
Commentary / World Apr 16, 2019
For journalists, self-censorship is credibility suicide
The nanny media we have now cannot be trusted and feeds into the demagogic framing of "fake news."
Commentary / World Mar 29, 2019
I told you so: Only idiots believed in Russiagate
Whatever credibility U.S. media still had after pimping those imaginary Iraqi WMDs and "experts" repeatedly reporting that Trump had no chance of winning, now lies in tatters.
Commentary / World Jan 29, 2019
Why U.S. lost the Afghanistan War again
Why did it take the U.S. 17 years to realize it had lost the Afghanistan War?
Commentary / World Jan 6, 2019
Death to the DIY society
The DIY society will probably win, but we shouldn't go out without a fight.
Commentary / World Oct 30, 2018
U.S. political violence starts at the very top
Every U.S. president deploys violence on a vast scale. How on Earth can they act surprised when ordinary citizens follow their example?
Commentary / World Oct 19, 2018
Kavanaugh and the politics of emotion-shaming
However you assess Kavanaugh's tears, they marked a giant leap for public emotionalism and a major political moment for malekind.