Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 214

Which City Is Home to the Annual New Year’s Day Mummers Parade?

Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for March 18, 2025.

Slate Mini Crossword for March 18, 2025

Take a quick break with our daily 5x5 grid.

I Ended My Marriage and Moved in With Someone New. My Family Swears I’m Being “Financially Exploited.”

How can I convince them that they're wrong?

A New Documentary Takes on the Rise in American Antisemitism. It’s Really About Something Else.

October 8 helped me understand what’s really going on with Mahmoud Khalil.

Bill Burr Has Never Been Hotter. That Says Everything About Our Culture Right Now.

Bill Burr’s politics are anti–conservative fascism, anti–liberal PC culture, somewhat incoherent, and fueled by anger.

Lawyers Can Slow a Trump Dictatorship. They Have to Do Something Uncomfortable First.

The rule of law in America is in peril.

A Conservative Giant Just Gave the Supreme Court Reason To Uphold Youth Gun Bans

These laws were headed for extinction. Now, maybe not.

Are the Mavs Going to Be Okay?

How the trade of superstar Luka Doncic and a rash of injuries left the Mavericks and the city of Dallas looking utterly defeated.

If You’re Waiting for Brett Kavanaugh to Save the Republic, Good Luck With That

Any line can be blurred into complete indistinction unless the people who are subject to those lines care about them.

How the Stars of Disney’s New Snow White Managed to Piss Off Almost Literally Everyone

It remains to be seen whether Disney’s film and its stars Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot will have their happily ever after.