Saturday

May 22, 2021

How Washington Got Hooked on Flying Saucers

A collection of well-funded UFO obsessives are using their Capitol Hill connections to launder some outré, and potentially dangerous, ideas.

by Jason Colavito

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Blake Bailey Had Exclusive Access to Philip Roth’s Personal Papers. Roth’s Estate Plans on Destroying Them.

In the wake of Roth’s biography being pulled by its publisher, the author’s most dedicated scholars are concerned about the fate of his private documents—and his legacy.

by Alex Shephard

The White Men Who Wanted to Be Victims

From the Vietnam War to the present, how aggrieved men cast themselves as a discriminated-against minority

by Chris Lehmann

Why “Social Justice” Triggers Conservatives

They loathe any words that imply an obligation to their fellow human beings.

by John Patrick Leary

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Are Democrats Giving Up on the Dream of Universal Childcare?

A quiet split is brewing in the party: Is “better” enough, or is stretching toward a truly accessible, public program the goal? Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden have taken sides.

by Bryce Covert

It Shouldn’t Take a Pandemic to Boost Worker Wages

From the Black Death to Covid-19, deadly plagues have a tendency to raise hourly earnings—for the grisliest of reasons.

by Timothy Noah

The Associated Press Gives in to Right-Wing Trolls

A bad faith smear campaign over college activism cost a news associate her job.

by Alex Shephard

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