The President’s latest verbal atrocities made it increasingly difficult for executives to fall back on the “business is business” justification for dealing with him.
By John Cassidy
The Trouble with Civil War Hypotheticals
The events in Virginia have reminded us that only by the most specific, immediate definition can we consider the Confederacy to have been defeated.
By Jelani Cobb
A White Supremacist on Trump’s Election
“I think we now have a President with some of the same ideals,” a member of the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan said.
By Charles Bethea
A Primary of Trump-Tinged Disorder
To appreciate the interwoven strands of absurdity in the Alabama Senate campaign, one might start with the question of why there’s a special election in the first place.
By Amy Davidson Sorkin
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A Missed Opportunity in Kenya
Even after a seemingly smooth election, violence erupted, raising the question of how the country can move forward and build public confidence in the state.
By Neha Wadekar
Video: Secrets of Trump’s Deal in Georgia
The business venture with the Silk Road Group raises some of the same questions as many other deals from that time period around the world.
By Adam Davidson
Is The War on Drugs Rock’s Next Torchbearer?
With “A Deeper Understanding,” Adam Granduciel’s band suggests a way forward for the genre.
By Amanda Petrusich
Kesha’s Liberating New Anthem, “Woman”
The singer returns with a new album, on which she demonstrates that grungy irreverence is compatible with the grandiosity of hope.
