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New York Times Columnists vs. the Haters

A brief history of New York Times columnists getting mad enough to write about Twitter.

“White Fragility” Has a Whiteness Problem

Robin DiAngelo can only take white progressives so far.

When Did Joe Biden Start Believing He Had Opposed the Iraq War?

Biden’s claim to have been antiwar is even weirder and more ahistorical than it seems at first.

Elena Kagan Showed the Way to Kill Partisan Gerrymandering

North Carolina paid attention.

Come Watch Soylent Green With Francis Fukuyama

Join us in Washington on Sept. 18 a screening and discussion of the film, its depiction of overpopulation, and how Hollywood portrays climate change.

The Angle: The Electoral College Could Be Challenged in the Supreme Court

And that could wreak havoc on the 2020 election.

Mike Pence Stayed at Trump’s Resort in Ireland, and the White House Sure Is Bungling Its Response

Is there actually a chance this is turning into a real scandal?

New Revelations About Stuxnet Show Why It’s So Dangerous for Trump to Trash Our Allies

The U.S. could never have pulled it off without the Dutch.

The Chloë Grace Moretz and Jack Dorsey Twitter Hacks Look Pretty Similar

Twitter is turning off tweeting via SMS texting in response.

Justin Bieber Has Some Regrets

“It’s taken me years to bounce back from all these terrible decisions, fix broken relationships, and change relationship habits.”