Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 2054

It’s Not About Corruption. It’s About Revenge.

The GOP’s new explanation of why Trump extorted Ukraine.

The Angle: The Trudeau Video Showed What NATO Leaders Really Think of Trump

The U.S. president promptly left in a huff.

The Talented Ms. Highsmith

Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley novels, a fragrance based on Toni Morrison’s Beloved, and a defense of the word “moist.”

Welp, Looks Like Post Malone Is the Defining Musician of Our Era

On his latest No. 1, the singer once again shows which way the winds are blowing.

Why the Trudeau Video Was Such a Big Deal

The president gets away with abusing U.S. allies because they're not in a position to fight back.

The Republican Impeachment Argument Is Unreasonable

But that’s because reason doesn’t work for them.

Kamala Harris Got No Momentum From a Strong-Looking Start

Is it better to have crashed than to never have gotten off the ground?

Republicans Drag Barron Trump Into Politics

Why won’t conservatives in Congress leave the boy alone?

Greta Gerwig Has Made Cinema’s Greatest Little Women

Impeccably cast and radically reimagined, it’s so stuffed with pleasures I don’t know where to start.

The Miami Dolphins Do Not Deserve Credit for Exceeding Rock-Bottom Expectations

They might have three wins, but they’re still completely embarrassing.