Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 2049

Katie Hill’s Time in Congress Is Over. Journalism’s Fraught Relationship with Revenge Porn Isn’t.

As young people enter politics, expect more cases like Hill’s.

Bill Barr Has Started Lying About the Long-Awaited Inspector General Report

It’s becoming hard to find new ways to describe the depths to which Attorney General William Barr will sink to warp truth.

Why Do So Many Regular Heartland Voters Live in a Bubble?

Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg’s unity campaigns are pitched at voters who refuse to acknowledge what’s happening around them.

The Democrats’ Ukraine-Only Impeachment Looks Half-Hearted

Mueller gave Democrats everything they need to charge the president with obstruction of justice. Why didn’t they?

The Angle: Stop Worrying About “Electability” and Vote for the Candidate You Prefer

Don’t pay mind to what people say “many people are saying.”

Boris Johnson’s Bad Bet on China

The controversy around Huawei shows you can’t benefit from the Chinese economy without acquiescing to Chinese politics.

Why Has His Dark Materials Struggled to Show the Power of Daemons?

Plus: What is intercision, and why does the Magisterium want to do it?

The Republicans Don’t Understand Points of Order

And Jerry Nadler is tired of it.

The Silicon Valley Finale’s Critical Failure

In the end, Silicon Valley seems to say, there is no ethical way to develop technology.

Nancy Pelosi Has Gotten Impeachment Right

The job of Democrats was to counteract a Republican strategy of belligerence and diversion.