Good-Bye, Dolly: Farewell to an American Icon
Let’s hope Dolly Parton's passing isn’t the last time right and left can be united in admiration and grief.
2026
admin On Fox News, El-Sayed Bravely Defended Gender-Affirming Care, Then Took a Weird, Wrong Turn
The U.S. Senate candidate crossed over into bravado when he compared trans surgery to circumcision in an interview with Jesse…
How to Pick a College in the Age of AI
Advice from someone who has spent two decades running universities and the past few years studying how AI is likely…
Richard Nixon and Wild Horses: A Love Story
The disgraced late president was an unlikely champion of this symbol of the Wild West.
The Myth of the Establishment Democrat
Establishment is used as a description and even a slur for Democrats in and running for office, but it’s really…
The Internship Apocalypse Is Here
AI is wiping out internships and automating the work interns do, even as landing one becomes more important for getting…
I’m a DNC Committee Member. The Party Isn’t Broken
Rarely in recent politics has there been a bigger disconnect between the public perception of...
DOGE Is Done, But the Wreckage Remains
Elon Musk’s ill-considered rampage through government has left Americans vulnerable to long-term health and safety threats.
A Radically Simple Plan to Fix Higher Education
Voters are clear in their demand for greater affordability, with college costs near the top of their list. Here’s how…
The Scarlet Letter Midterms
How Democrats can make Trump's stench stick to Republicans in the 2026 midterms.