As a freshman at Princeton eight years ago, Vincent Po came to dread introductions. Many of the students he met there were prodigies, patent holders, jet-setting heirs and heiresses to the global elite. Whenever conversations inevitably turned back …
Continue readingWarnock Wins, and Once Again Trump Loses
The last Senate runoffs in Georgia fell on the 5th of January, 2021, which meant they were immediately overridden in the nation’s imagination by the events of Jan. 6. But everything that’s happened since has somehow brought us back around to where we …
Continue readingThe Supreme Court Is Turning Into a Court of First Resort
Last week, the Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari “before judgment” in Biden v. Nebraska, which will determine the legality of the president’s student loan debt relief program. What this means is that the court will hear this case on the …
Continue readingTrump Is Unraveling Before Our Eyes, but Will It Matter?
In the weeks immediately surrounding the midterm elections, Donald Trump called for the “termination” of constitutional rule, openly embraced the conspiratorial QAnon movement, pledged support for the Jan. 6 rioters and hosted, over dinner at Mar-a …
Continue readingPutin vs. the Priest: A Big Story About a Small Sermon
OpinionSupported by Continue reading the main storyPutin vs. the Priest: A Big Story About a Small Sermon Dec. 7, 2022, 5:00 a.m. ETSend any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share …
Continue readingKirstie Alley Was a Fat, Glamorous Actress. That Was Radical.
Back in the early aughts, after years as a sitcom star but before she became a MAGA cheerleader and a Tucker Carlson guest, Kirstie Alley committed one of the cardinal sins for women in Hollywood. She gained weight. The tabloids treated this …
Continue readingShould America Intervene in Haiti? ‘Go to Hell’ and Other Views
Produced by ‘The Argument’ The United States has a long history of military intervention in other countries. Today, Haiti is in crisis. The country is facing gang violence, extreme hunger and intense political turmoil, sparked largely by the …
Continue readingWarnock’s Victory Forges Democrats’ Path Through the New Battlegrounds
Forget about Florida and Ohio: Georgia and Arizona are poised to be the next kingmakers of presidential politics.
Continue readingA Pastor and Politician Who Sees Voting as a Form of Prayer
Raphael Warnock, a son of Savannah public housing who rose to become Georgia’s first Black senator, secured a full six-year term and a spot among Democrats’ rising stars.
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