What Polling Data Fails to Reveal About American Opinion
We can use polling to determine where people are, but it cannot reveal the destination to which popular opinion is headed.
Politics
Unity’s Winners and Losers
‘Unity’ won’t repair America’s fractured society if we’re expected to do so with the lawmakers whose policies dehumanize women.
Can We Deprogram Trumpism?
From Pizzagate to Stop the Steal, millions of people have gotten sucked into QAnon, and it's eroding our sense of reality—and exploding our democracy.
Lessons from Iran’s Long Lost Freedom
The Iranian-born writer, who now lives in the U.S., watched her home country devolve into a brutal theocracy, hoping it would return to some semblance of normal. That was 40 years ago. Could it happen here too?
The Cost of Men’s Cowardice
While men in Trump's administration have profited from their complicity, women have sounded the alarms at their own risk.
Why People Believe in Genuinely Fake News
When we are living in a time when accepting and refuting facts have become a polarizing issue, is there a way to engage in meaningful dialogue with those across the aisle?
Did Legacy Media Kill Kamala’s Campaign?
It didn't matter that Senator Harris was a strong candidate with a passionate base. The misogynoir of press coverage doomed her from the outset.
A Well-Dressed Nazi Is Still a Nazi
Why do we care whether Richard Spencer is articulate and dapper? It's time to stop critiquing news figures with our feelings instead of facts.
Imagining America Without Immigrants
The U.S. has always depended on immigrant labor to remain competitive in science, technology, agriculture, and manufacturing. Trump closing the borders would be disastrous.
The Media Can’t Resist Powerful Liars
Donald Trump turned his fraud into free press and rode the wave of exposure all the way to the White House. But he's hardly the first to play this game—and he won't be the last.