Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 129

My Prom Is Coming Up. My Mom Has a Scheme That’s Sure to Ruin It.

No way I’m saying yes to her dress plan.

My Parents Are Beyond Cheap. Their Latest Cost-Saving Hack Is the Last Straw.

What's my obligation here?

Donald Trump Is Still Trying to Have It Both Ways on Abortion

Donald Trump killed a Biden rule protecting women in emergencies during pregnancy. It's unclear what it actually means.

Excerpts From the Memoir of a Marine Deployed to Los Angeles in 2025

A dispatch from the front (of the drive-thru) line.

Members of the MAGA Elite Have a New Favorite Slur for Each Other. It’s Tearing Them Apart.

Here we have a fight between those who are concerned about the radicalization of young white men, and those who see it as an asset.

By Sending the Marines Into L.A., Trump Is Creating a Perfect Recipe for Chaos. I Should Know.

In deploying Marines to L.A., Trump is breaking a long-standing norm.

Sinner and Alcaraz Played a Final for the Ages.

Carlos Alcaraz came back from a two-set hole to win it all in a historic French Open finish.

Musk’s Government Business Is Too Vital for Trump to Cancel. There’s Still a Way He Could Punish Him.

It’s a penalty that Musk would deserve by objective measures, quite apart from Trump’s vengeful motives.

The New Nintendo Is Here. It’s Missing Something Crucial That the Previous Ones Have All Had.

The company is trading away something that use to be central to its identity.

A Brown Student Went Full DOGE Over How His $93,000 Tuition Is Spent. The Fallout Was Predictable—and Wrong.

I teach a lot of sophomores. This was a high-caliber research concept, for an undergrad.