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September 2, 2016
Nicole Hemmer
The Birth of Conservative Media as We Know It
It all started in a small apartment in Washington, D.C.
September 1, 2016
Ryan Kearney
A rabbi and a Playboy model walk into a newspaper office.
September 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
It’s OK to Politicize Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner’s Marriage
August 29, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Has Blown Up Republicans’ Racism Defense
He's as much a product of regular conservatism as he is of the alt-right.
August 25, 2016
Brian Beutler
Hillary Clinton’s Relationship With the Press Is Broken—and It Can’t Be Fixed
Reporters think she's dodging them; she thinks their questions are absurd.
August 24, 2016
Jeet Heer
What Were Blogs?
The demise of Gawker.com also marks the end of the utopian promise of blogging. Here's what killed them.
August 23, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Andrea Tantaros’s lawsuit against Fox News indicts a whole company—and Scott Brown.
August 22, 2016
Eric Kleefeld
Joe Scarborough and his “girlfriend” Mika Brzezinski are learning the hard way that there’s no playing with Trump.
August 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
How Conservative Media Can Save Itself in the Age of Trump
The right-wing bubble must address its vices—and consider these solutions.
August 19, 2016
Jared Yates Sexton
Trump’s Train Considers a Scary Thought: He Might Lose
And if he does, it will be all the media's fault.
August 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Is a Terrible Politician
Some journalists believe he's brilliant and cunning. They are very wrong.
August 18, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
RIP, Gawker.
August 18, 2016
Jeet Heer
Trump’s Media Empire Takes Shape
The Republican nominee is losing the race, but he’s building his brand.
August 11, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Daily Beast stumbles into homophobia.
July 27, 2016
Emmett Rensin
Give Bernie’s Distraught Supporters a Break
The media is treating them like weirdos, but they're responding to Sanders's loss like ordinary human beings.
July 22, 2016
Emmett Rensin
Don’t Be Shocked by Donald Trump
The pundits say he's an aberration. Modern history proves otherwise.
July 20, 2016
Jared Yates Sexton
Milo Yiannopoulos’s “Gays for Trump” party in Cleveland was as lame as you’d expect.
July 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Report: Megyn Kelly has accused Roger Ailes of sexually harassing her.
July 19, 2016
Rick Perlstein
Bored in Cleveland
The media wants chaos. So far, they’ve got a snooze on their hands.
July 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Why are so many outlets refusing to call what Melania Trump did “plagiarism?”

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