Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 2153

Trump Did Not Represent the U.S. at the G-7

His comments on Obama and Crimea show he has no national loyalty.

Cancel Culture Is Exhausting and Unproductive

Especially when people don’t engage in the content they’re cancelling.

The Senate Doesn’t Need Joe Kennedy III

Now is not a good time for a Kennedy to try to claim a Senate seat.

How Do You Design a School for the Era of Mass Shootings?

Aggression sensors. Classroom barricades. Inside the mad rush to bulletproof the American school.

The Angle: How Trump Undercuts Himself When Confronting Other Countries

So much for the art of the deal.

The Evolution of Taylor Swift’s Obsession With Weddings

Between “Love Story,” Speak Now, and Lover, wedding bells have kept on chiming, but they’ve also taken on new meaning.

Update: The Times Sees Clear Evidence of Bedbugs (There Was a Bedbug)

The bedbug situation at The New York Times headquarters continues to develop

Leslie Jones to Leave, Kate McKinnon to Stay On for Saturday Night Live’s 45th Season

Kate McKinnon is sticking around, although it's not clear how often she'll appear.

To the Former Fed Official Who Says the Fed Should Let the Economy Tank to Hurt Trump: Please Be Quiet, Sir

Bill Dudley may have just published the worst take of the year.

Watch Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco Open the VMAs by Complaining About Young People

From “safe spaces” to “trigger warnings,” Maniscalco skewered an entire generation of young people at *squints at page* the MTV Video Music Awards?