by Laura Packard I know a thing or two about the intoxication of instant fame. When then-President Donald Trump blocked me on Twitter a few years ago — I am a survivor of stage 4 cancer who had posted a comment criticizing his latest health care plan — it briefly became an ...
by Manya Brachear Pashman Lexicographers have a long history of hindsight on the word “anti-Semitism.” When James Murray, the original editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, encountered the term in 1881, he dismissed it as a passing vagary. Later, in a letter dated July 5, ...
Multiple bills introduced in the Legislature this session have made us scratch our heads or raise an eyebrow and ask “What?” or “Why?” Here are a few that confound us: HB 2574 to “prohibit employers from requiring employees and prospective employees to have devices implanted or ...
by Froma Harrop Let’s start with Marjorie Taylor Greene but keep it short. The Georgia Republican’s honking-mad commentary speaks of dementia, not anything approaching political discourse. She’s getting gobs of attention, but then, so do car accidents. Republican Senate ...
It’s not often we suggest that the national government can learn something from West Virginia. This is not about vaccine distribution, although West Virginia has certainly set the gold standard in that regard. No, we are talking specifically about how to handle politicians who threaten the ...
by Faye Flam QAnon is such a weird theory that it’s tempting to think humanity is getting dumber. But it’s better seen as a highly sophisticated way of manipulating people. QAnon may one day be considered a masterpiece of propaganda. This cult-like belief revolves around a ...