by Mark Z. Barabak The prodigiously hyped debate between Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis was never going to be more than a diversion, a brief sideshow running parallel to the main attraction — the actual campaign for the White House. California’s Democratic governor is not a ...
by Steven Roberts “Why Nikki Haley Scares the Biden Campaign,” headlines the New Republic. Vanity Fair asks: “Nikki Haley: Is She the Republicans’ Last, Best Hope for 2024?” Political analyst Mark McKinnon answers that question: “Increasingly, it seems like Nikki Haley ...
by Lorraine Ali The churn of local politics rarely makes national news unless the outlet happens to be C-SPAN, but headlines, history and careers were made during proceedings at Tennessee’s State Capitol on Thursday when a GOP supermajority voted to expel two of three Democratic ...
by Robert Reich Before the midterms, Elon Musk fired half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees, including teams devoted to combating election misinformation — and did it so haphazardly and arbitrarily that most had no idea they were fired until their email accounts were shut off. This ...
by LZ Granderson You’ll have to get used to Black people being in charge. That’s the closing remark from “A Soldier’s Play,” which won the 2020 Tony Award for best play revival . According to playwright Charles Fuller, who died last month, his refusal to drop the line is ...