Spies Unlike Us

Our natural instincts in hiring are wrong.

Columbia Israel Divestment Protests Turn Ugly

On-campus classes have been suspended and Jewish students told to find safety.

MAGA didn’t come from nowhere

The roots of MAGA run deep, through places like my old home.

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Burn it All Down

The politics of chaos.

Birtherism 3.0

The target this time: Nikki Haley.

Sunday Tabs

Anti-Gay Extremism in Nigeria

Where religious zealotry can lead. (So, yes, a digression into American politics).

Yet Another Example of the Weakness of US Parties

The parties do not control their labels.

Fox News Finally Finds A Bridge (Or Three) Too Far

Turns out that costing your employer nearly a billion dollars isn’t good for your career.

Fox News Settles Suit, Will Carry on As Before

A $787.5 million flesh wound.

The GOP’s MTG Reality

Setting the tone.

Monday Tabs

False information about Greta Thunberg and Andrew Tate. False information about Greta Thunberg and Andrew Tate.

How Misinformation Spreads

What a too-good-too-be-true story shows us about the modern news business.

The ‘Crime of the Century’ Didn’t Happen

Three-and-a-half years and almost 6 million tax dollars have produced nothing.

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Trump’s Reliable Cannon

The former president shopped for the right judge.

Tucker Carlson White Supremacist Messaging

The face of Fox News is not the bow-tied buffoon from his “Crossfire” days.

Professional Politicians Poor Prognosticators

Mitch McConnell and other senior Republican Senators foolishly believed their colleagues would do the right thing.

A Key Aspect of the Ginni Thomas Story

Beyond who her spouse is, the texts to Meadows reveal a deeply concerning situation.

The Propagandists Among Us

Whether dupes or active participants, the damage is real (and points us back to 2016).

For people living with convictions, the past is always present

Two stories about our culture’s focus on punishment

Mayberry and White America

When life doesn’t imitate art.

A Coup Plotted in PowerPoint

They took notes on a criminal fucking conspiracy.

Vaccines v. Monoclonal Antibodies

The difference is politics, not reason.

People Are Crazy (Fact Check Edition)

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Friday Tab Clearing

Stories, links, and brief observations from the week that never grew into posts.

The Arizona Audit

The latest front on the war on truth.

Rudy Thinks he has an “Out” Clause

Rudy may not be a very good lawyer…

Fact-Checking in a Fact-Free World

Debunking urban legends and Internet rumors is harder than it used to be.

The GOP Isn’t Dead. It’s Resting.

The GOP, alas, is not going anywhere.

Assessing the Party Fringes

AOC v. MTG: one of these things is not like the other.

Did Q Shaman Intend to ‘Capture and Assassinate’ Government Officials?

Some of the Capitol rioters were much more dangerous than others.

Trump Impeached Once More with Feeling

The 45th President will go down in infamy, setting a record that’s unlikely to be broken.

The end of the line

We’ve shouldn’t be surprised we’ve arrived at this destination.

Reaping the Whirlwind

That thing that happens when you sow the wind with conspiracy theories.

Coming to Grips with Reality

In a sane world, Joe Biden’s election win would not have come as a surprise. Alas . . . .

The Great Disappointment

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Gaslighter-in-Chief

Why roll with the facts when you can confuse your supporters with conspiracy theories?

Conspiracy Theories Are Not Funny

Conspiracy theories are poisoning the United States. That’s no joke.

The Cold War Was A Sobering Influence For A Silly People

As scary as the Cold War was, it did reduce the silliness in American politics.

QAnon and Congress

The GA14 House race.

QAnon Conspiracist Republican Senate Nominee from Oregon

Jo Rae Perkins may be a nut, but she won a four-person primary.

Happy New Year And New Decade

It’s been quite a year, and quite a decade.

Judiciary Committee Hints It Could Move To Impeach Trump Again On Additional Grounds

In a new court filing, House Democrats hint they might move to impeach the President again if the evidence warrants such action.

Polling On Impeachment Largely Unmoved On Eve Of House Vote

With the House of Representatives just days away from impeaching President Trump, polling shows that public opinion on the issue has not changed much since October.

House Judiciary Committee Releases Report On Trump Impeachment

The House Judiciary Committee has issued its report on the impeachment of President Trump.

House Judiciary Committee Unveils Articles Of Impeachment

The House Judiciary Committee has revealed the Articles of Impeachment against the President that it will vote on later this week.

House Judiciary Committee To Unveil Articles Of Impeachment

After a hearing that largely recapped the past month of hearings on Capitol Hill, the House Judiciary Committee is set to unveil Articles of Impeachment today.

House Judiciary Committee Releases Impeachment Report

The House Judiciary Committee moved one step closer to impeachment.