Jacob Weisberg's Blog, page 286

Will RedNote Get Banned Like TikTok Did?

Here's what the law says.

There’s One Department Elon Musk Would Probably Like to Keep Inefficient

Stock trades move fast. The government moves slower.

Neil Gaiman, Justin Baldoni, and the End of the Male Feminist

This ignominious crew of famous men seemed to align with women against sexist oppression in public as they mistreated women in private.

Disney’s Disastrous New Sports Merger Is Only the Beginning

Watching your favorite team play is going to be an expensive nightmare.

The Supreme Court Nailed Its Decision to Uphold the TikTok Ban

This ruling will disappoint the app’s 170 million users in the United States. But it reflects eminently reasonable deference to the judgment of Congress.

He Was One of Our Most Disturbing Filmmakers. His Disney Movie Is a Masterpiece.

Cinema’s greatest weirdo also made one of our greatest family movies.

We Already Know What Severance Is About

The second season of this mystery-box show deepens its mysteries, but it’s as clear as ever what it all means.

The Cheery Oracle of the American Abyss

No one ever was, or ever will be, like David Lynch.

TikTok Was Better Than Any Other App at One Thing in Particular

TikTok was the ultimate vehicle for transmuted grief, joy, and beauty.

A Former Morning Show TV Host Will Be Secretary of Defense

Pete Hegseth fails at the Capitol but Republicans will graduate him to the Pentagon