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Tuesday
February 9, 2021

The Comedy Industry Has a Big Alt-Right Problem

How safe spaces for transgressive humor, both online and in real life, helped breed a hateful ideology

By Seth Simons

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	The Historical Revisionism of Trump’s Impeachment Defense The president’s counsel will try to convince Congress to forget the months leading up to the Capitol riots. By Matt Ford

	The Unheroic Life of Stan Lee In a career of many flops, he laid claim to the outsized success of Marvel Comics. By Jillian Steinhauer

	Can We Stop Obsessing Over Every Personnel Decision Made by The New York Times? Using isolated H.R. moves at the paper of record, such as the recent departure of Donald McNeil, as parables for an entire industry has its limits. By Alex Shephard

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	Overworked, Underpaid, and Cutting Corners: The Crisis in Home Health Care Employees of LHC Group describe a business model that prioritized profits and compromised patient care. Soon they reached a breaking point: “It just didn’t make me feel right, doing what I did.” By Jake Bittle

	Don’t Believe the Bad Press About the Economic Impact of a $15 Minimum Wage The media is giving the CBO’s analysis short shrift, but the news is great for the economy and the working class. By Timothy Noah

	The Justice Department Is Way Too White Biden has taken some critical first steps in making the Department of Justice more representative of America, but there’s more work to be done. By Ankush Khardori

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