Does Elon Musk Know Trump Could Have Started Nuclear War via Twitter in 2018?
A new book by Trump's defense secretary tells the story of North Korea and Trump's potential "doomsday tweet."
Jon Schwarz
Before joining First Look Media, Jon Schwarz worked for Michael Moore’s Dog Eat Dog Films and was a research producer for Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story.” He’s contributed to many publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, and Slate, as well as NPR and "Saturday Night Live." In 2003, he collected on a $1,000 bet that Iraq would have no weapons of mass destruction.
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My Story: How I Was "Groomed" by My Elementary School Teachers
From encouraging me to read and write, to nudging me to think for myself, their pernicious influence burdens me to this day.
The End of Roe
Roe v. Wade Is About to Be Struck Down by the Electoral College
Four of the justices voting to overturn Roe were appointed by presidents initially elected while losing the popular vote.
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The Must-Read (Parody) Beauty Blog of a Top CIA Girlboss/Torture Queen!
(Alfreda Bikowsky Scheuer did not write this.)
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The Armenian Genocide Holds a Bitter Lesson for Those Who Weep for Ukraine
From 1915 through today, politicians have made lots of great-sounding speeches. But human suffering is never part of the equation.
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Zelenskyy Is Absolutely Right: The U.N. Must Be Reformed. But It Never Will Be.
The veto wielded by Russia — and the U.S. — in matters of war should be eliminated. But Russia and the U.S. will never permit that.
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We Still Need to Ban These 10 Russian Things
Sure, we've expelled Russian cats from international competitions and renamed Russian dressing. But there's so far to go.
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RIP Madeleine Albright and Her Awful, Awful Career
From setting the stage for the Iraq War to acting as a brand ambassador for a pyramid scheme, Clinton's secretary of state did it all.
Why Are There So Few Marina Ovsyannikovas — in Russia and Everywhere Else?
The Russian TV producer who held up an anti-war sign during a live broadcast is an outlier in not just her homeland.
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No, Russia Didn't Get Its Propaganda From John Mearsheimer
Sincere internal criticism of the U.S. — or any country — often sounds a lot like insincere foreign criticism.