Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 2152

Who Is Ivanka, Really?

Maybe she’s our next president.

Are Taylor Swift’s and Beyoncé’s Dieting Confessions Feminist Triumphs or Savvy Self-Marketing?

It can be hard to tell when pop stars are moving the conversation and when they’re just making themselves more relatable.

Piper Perabo and the Making of a Resistance Celebrity

How an actor becomes a Trump-era activist.

Kirsten Gillibrand Drops Out of the 2020 Presidential Race

The New York senator had failed to qualify for the third Democratic debate.

The Angle: Conservatives Think Immigrants Should Be More Grateful

And that there’s a problem if they’re not.

Past, Future MAGA Enthusiast Sarah Sanders Seeks Work With Clinton-Connected Multinational Consulting Firm

It's a great day for bipartisanship.

Vaccines Are Good. Shots Still Stink.

We shouldn’t have to pretend shots don’t hurt to combat anti-vaxxers.

Someday, Someone Will Commit a Major Crime in Space

Before space tourism can take off, we need to figure out how to handle crime.

Sacha Baron Cohen Goes Undercover as a Dramatic Actor in the Trailer for Netflix’s The Spy

The Borat actor plays a Mossad agent infiltrating the Syrian elite in a Netflix series from Homeland's Gideon Raff.

The Raiders Broke the Hard Knocks Propaganda Machine

A frustrating exercise in making the only interesting training camp of modern times seem boring.