Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 2199

Streaming Movies Will No Longer Be Eligible for the DGA’s Highest Award Without an Exclusive Theatrical Release

Furthermore, television directors who claim to have made “a twelve-hour movie” will be held in stocks in the town square.

Why Does It Sound Like Pandering When Democrats Say the Right Things?

The fuzzy line between earnestness and embarrassment.

Elizabeth Warren Stands Alone

There were nine candidates desperate to make their mark at the first Democratic debate. Then there was Warren.

Bill de Blasio Had a Surprisingly Not Bad Night

MSNBC commentators found the NYC mayor to be annoying. I did not.

Everything Democratic Candidates Said About Trump on the First Night of Debate

The president came up less than you might have expected.

Debate Moderators: Please Stop Asking Candidates What the Biggest “Geopolitical Threat” Is

Foreign policy is about more than threats and danger.

John Delaney Cemented His Status as 2020’s Sad Sack With the Saddest Moment of the First Debate

Delaney: “My grandfather was actually separated from his family when he came to this country.” Uninterested moderator: “We’re going to talk about Iran.”

Only Two Democrats Onstage Said They Support Single Payer. That’s Telling.

One was Elizabeth Warren—who finally embraced Sanders-style “Medicare for All.”

What Twitter’s Smartest Liberals and Conservatives Are Saying About the Wednesday Democratic Debate

Check out the instant spin room.

It’s “The President Is Allegedly a Rapist” Week on Late Night TV

Again!