Stan Lee was a Marvel whose comics reflected an ambiguous America
Stan Lee, the reinventor of the comic book, died Nov. 12 at the ripe old age of 95. Comic books get a bad rap, although not nearly as bad as...
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If you thought the midterms were crazy, hold on tight
Strap in, it's all going to get crazier. More than a week after the final votes were cast (but not necessarily counted), it's now looking like the Democrats had a...
Are the major political parties dead horses?
It is perhaps the central irony of our politics today: We live in an incredibly polarized and partisan moment, but our political parties have never been weaker. As odd as...
Trump didn’t encourage Pittsburgh shooter, but he’s not helping
The debate over whether or not President Donald Trump encouraged the man who set out to slaughter Jews at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh really isn’t a debate...
After the fight over Kavanaugh: Why Dems and the GOP will only make our politics uglier
Confirming Brett Kavanaugh was the best outcome at the end of a hellish decision tree that left the country with no ideal option. Reasonable people may differ on that. But...
Feinstein’s handling of Kavanaugh accusation has made our politics even uglier
There are very few things I'm sure of in the latest, and worst, chapter in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation saga. It's like a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book in which...
Trump’s rule: Everyone must play by the rules, except Trump
“It was very disappointing to see President Obama break with the tradition of former presidents and become so political,” Vice President Mike Pence told “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace....
Appealing to the center is no longer a winnable strategy to lure votes
If there's a single idea that has defined the politics of the last 70 years it is the notion of “the center.” What constituted the center of American politics has...
Are we to blame for the Infowars problem?
The behemoths of the internet have shunned Alex Jones, the worm-tongued, often shirtless conspiracy theorist and paranoia monger who hosts a show called “Infowars.” The debate over this cartel-like decision...
When yesterday’s mistake sparks today’s bonfire of outrage
It's a perfect mess befitting our imperfect age. The New York Times announced it was hiring Sarah Jeong to join its editorial board. A respected reporter on technology and the...