Lily Salter's Blog, page 1037
July 31, 2015
Paul Krugman: The dangerous “delusions of competence”
It's not difficult to prove that a nation's political class has "no idea what they're doing" with the economy
“Something is very wrong in our society”: Father of mass-shooting victim calls for an end to the carnage
Tom Teves lost his son Alex in the Aurora shooting three years ago—and he's watched the tragedies accumulate since
The lion that broke the Internet: Hard truths about Cecil and our woefully short attention span
Cecil's slaughter had all the makings of an Internet firestorm. But what about cases that aren't as tweet-able?
It’s easy to tell a good cop from a bad cop, right? Think again
Any cop can turn bad. The laws on force favor the police, so it's difficult to hold them accountable for misconduct
“Daily Show” classics: Jon Stewart sends John Oliver off to a “Harry Potter” book release dressed as a Phillip Roth character
Before becoming the serial "truth-bomber" of Sunday night, Oliver served as "TDS's" Senior Literary Correspondent
Mitt Romney walks right into Ted Cruz’s trap: Why his new attack only helps the Texas huckster
Following Cruz's inflammatory anti-Obama broadside, Mitt told him to tone it down. Cruz couldn't be happier
July 29, 2015
Upstate NY fair on Confederate flag: “The more of them, the better”
A rural county fair a few hours from Manhattan embraces the tainted flag and becomes a haven for bigotry
Forced into togetherness: When the economy fell apart, our family came together
We moved in with Gramps for financial reasons. But within this so-called hardship, we found tremendous rewards
Deadbeat corporations: How schools suffer when big companies don’t pay their fair share of state taxes
Without corporate taxes, K-12 public education takes a big hit. Here are some of the worst offenders
“I don’t strive to be offensive”: Trevor Noah tells Salon how his “Daily Show” will be different from — and similar to — Jon Stewart’s
Trevor Noah is comfortable talking—and laughing—about race. How will that shape the future of "The Daily Show"?
