Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 2161

The Conservative Backlash Against the New York Times’ 1619 Project

The facts about slavery were too much for right-wingers' feelings.

Mario Maker II Isn’t Just a Preposterously Fun Game. It’s a Whole Language.

Great level-makers obey the same organic rules. Excellent ones break them.

The Angle: What Happens When Hundreds of Parents Vanish

Kids of Mississippi’s incarcerated Latino poultry workers have become the latest symbol of the Trump administration’s inhumane treatment of immigrants.

Shell Is the Latest Ventriloquist Employer to Use Its Workers as Props

Shell workers in Pennsylvania had to attend a Trump rally or lose pay.

The Grim Worldview That Explains Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Push, the Hong Kong Protests, and the Kashmir Crisis

The world is not as orderly as these governments would like it to be.

The #MeToo Case That Gave Me Hope

A class-action suit against Dartmouth changed the way I think about punishment for perpetrators

Titus Burgess Is Making a Cooking Show Where He Shoots Contestants in the Face With a Food Cannon

Trimalchio, eat your heart out.

Kevin Smith Is Making a Masters of the Universe Anime Series for Netflix

Masters of the Universe: Revelation promises to provide at least one revelation about the masters of the universe.

Texas Cops on Horseback Who Led Black Man by Rope Won’t Face Criminal Probe

The photo of the officers leading 43-year-old Donald Neely down the street quickly went viral and sparked outrage.

The Terrorized Mississippi Towns That ICE Left Behind

Frightened children. Missing parents. Jobless families. “It feels apocalyptic.”