America Doesn’t Need A Permission Slip From Europe
Europe is disappointed in America again. I know. Try to contain your shock. A recent Salon piece argues that the world has fallen out of love with the United States and that Americans need to…
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An Americanist Reclaims June For Summer
It's June 1, which means the annual race to see who can fit the most Pride programming into thirty days is officially underway. There are parades, festivals, concerts, museum exhibits, library events, workplace initiatives, ally…
Just In Case: The Feminist Abortion Kit
Jessica Valenti is excited. Very excited. In a recent article, she celebrates Planned Parenthood's new program offering women abortion pills to keep at home "just in case" they might need them someday. Reading it, I…
Side-Eye Friday: A $250 Trump Bill, Jill Biden Drama, and America’s Weekly Circus
Every Friday I gather a handful of stories that made me stop scrolling, sip my coffee, and stare at the screen for a moment. This week's collection features a governor who isn't running for president…
Power Hungry Jill Biden Apparently Didn’t Care Joe Biden Might Be Having A Stroke
Americans watched Joe Biden stumble through that disastrous debate against Donald Trump and immediately knew something was wrong. Really wrong. The White House told everybody to calm down. Media allies blamed a cold, jet lag,…
If The Biden Tapes Are No Big Deal, Why Sue To Stop Them?
Joe Biden is suing the Justice Department to stop the release of recordings connected to the classified documents investigation. The lawsuit itself may end up creating more suspicion than the tapes ever would have on…
Side-Eye Friday: UFOs, Naked Dresses, and America’s Ongoing Fever Dream
Another Friday. Another batch of headlines that feel like America accidentally left the television on while the country wandered into the kitchen looking for aspirin. This week gave us UFO footage over Michigan, Stephen Colbert’s…
The Death of Embarrassment
I do not know exactly when Americans became comfortable filming themselves crying in parked cars, but apparently we all agreed to it somewhere along the way. Every day the internet serves up another emotional breakdown…
Hakeem Jeffries Sounds Furious The South Moved On Without Him
The more Hakeem Jeffries steps in front of a microphone, the more his bitterness and anger toward conservatives and much of America spills out. This week Jeffries declared MAGA voters need to be “broken.” That…
Zohran Mamdani Should Spend More Time Listening To Reagan
Ronald Reagan once famously warned that the nine most terrifying words in the English language were, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Zohran Mamdani is openly rejecting that warning altogether, brushing it…