Five myths about coronavirus vaccines
No, the mRNA vaccines don’t change your DNA
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The shooter cliches I never want to see again
Don’t tell me that he “snapped.” Or that his family is shocked. Stop finding ways to humanize him. It’s time to talk about the culture that made him.
Why the Atlanta killings aren’t just about one thing
In pushing a singular narrative in Tuesday’s shootings, we deny Asian women their full personhood.
Five myths about compensation
Actually, very few workers are paid based on their job performance.
Andrew Cuomo and the old ‘I was just being playful’ excuse
If asking whether your 20-something aide has ever been with an older man is just a joke, then what’s the punchline?
Five myths about human trafficking
It doesn’t necessarily involve crossing a border. You can be trafficked in your hometown.
Five myths about Black history
No, the Tuskegee study did not infect people with syphilis.
After the pandemic, put women first
With the right policies, countries can rebuild stronger and more inclusively.
Rush Limbaugh created the politics that Trump used to win the White House
Limbaugh’s norm-breaking and lashing out at the left set the pattern Trump would follow.
The death of Rush Limbaugh leaves a gaping hole in the heart of conservative America
Today, there are few national Republican political figures who can explain conservatism to a national audience.
Let’s call the Capitol riot what it really was — an attempted massacre
Many of us did not realize until now how close our elected officials came to death.
Five myths about campaign finance
Jan. 6 didn’t end corporate PAC donations, and sunlight isn’t the best disinfectant.
How to tackle the monstrous predicament Trump left behind
If this isn’t an impeachable offense, it’s hard to imagine what is.
Democratic impeachment of Trump puts his 74 million voters on trial
What we need is to take a breath and consider the implications of all this.
Leave the Capitol damaged. It would remind us how fragile our democracy is.
No matter how the impeachment trial ends, Americans will have to live with the trauma caused by the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Impeachment trials aren’t about proving criminal behavior
The problem is that all of this legalistic talk spills into and infects an inherently political process, turning a mechanism of self-government into an episode of “Perry Mason.”
Five myths about Catholics
Actually, the pope isn’t always infallible - and Francis isn’t a liberal.
Five myths about Joe Biden
He’s not actually that moderate - and he’s not middle-class.
Five myths about evangelicals
They aren’t all conservative, and abortion hasn’t always driven their politics.