Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 2220

NBC Is Making a Drama About the Early Days of Da Vinci Code Hero Robert Langdon

But will it have a hidden message?

The Most Shocking Statistic About Poverty in America Was Probably Wrong All Along

Experts are bickering over the “$2 a day” statistic.

With Late Night, Mindy Kaling Responds to Being a “Diversity Hire”

And she speaks her mind through more than her own character.

The Meaning of “Conservative”

“The whole point of a free society is that it is shaped by the spontaneous order from below and not the plans from above.”

On Fleabag, Hair Really Is Everything

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s show is obsessed with its characters’ ’dos.

Men Aren’t Doing the Dishes at Work, Either

Our new masculinity podcast on the effort to distribute office tasks evenly in Slate’s New York office.

The Ruling Against a Cop Accused of a Horrific Body Cavity Search Is a Rare Victory for Police Accountability

The ghastly chain of events were set off when Kevin Campbell, a black man, drove past white Allen Park police officer Daniel Mack.

Charmin’s Massive “Forever Roll” Points the Way to a World of Products Right-Sized for Singles

We should be able to throw a party for one without having to create so much waste.

This Jumanji Game Had Better Work

It’d be a shame if we had to get lawyers involved.

Watch Nathan Lane Deliver a Fiery Monologue From His Playbill’s Fire Safety Warning

Sometimes a single performance can redefine a text for a generation.