Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 106

Paramount Just Made a Huge Mistake

With a $16 million settlement, the media company just struck a deal with Trump that showed how easily the First Amendment can be bartered away.

It Was a Runaway TV Hit Last Summer. This Year, It’s Even Hotter—and More Divisive.

Peacock’s Love Island USA is more popular than ever. It’s also, depending on whom you ask, never been worse.

My Mother-in-Law Thinks I Should Prove That Her Son Is Our Baby’s Father. This Is Beyond.

She's campaigning against me.

My Teen Stole Something “Intimate” From Me. My Husband Thinks I Should Leave It.

But it isn't his!

Your Travel Credit Card Is About to Get a Lot More Expensive

Chase and Amex are about to spike their annual fees. It’ll drive away customers. That’s the point.

My Roommate’s Age Gap Relationship Already Grossed Me Out. Then I Discovered Something That Makes It So Much Worse.

I've heard enough!

Comebacks For “I’m Bored”

Plus: walking through the door, not going to Disney, and declining calendar invites.

The Real Reason Diddy (Mostly) Beat the Rap

The thing that may have saved Diddy is that these were tricky-to-prove federal charges instead of more straightforward state charges.

The Supreme Court Might Be About to Turbocharge ICE Even More Than Trump’s Big Bill

The court will not write Trump’s deportation policy. But it may write the rule that makes it unstoppable.

The Pentagon Had a Budget Surplus. Guess What Trump Decided to Do With It.

This could have been good news, if Trump had followed a different path.