To fix NAFTA, we should put Mexico first
NAFTA in its current form cannot and should not stand until Mexico receives a fair deal from the United States. I have always conceded that the president’s criticism of the 1994 trade deal...
Category: Politics
Quiz: Which Trump enabler should you date?
After the explosive Bachelorette finale, I know a possible nuclear apocalypse is easier if you've found love. This is why I made this quiz. It's either that or needing to distract myself from...
Why are the Democrats supporting anti-choice candidates?
Well, it's official: The Democrats believe that affirming the bodily autonomy of roughly half the population constitutes a 'litmus test,' so they'll be funding runs by anti-choice candidates...
#WednesdayWisdom: How to Become a Russia Expert in 5 Easy Steps
The Russians are coming. While people in Ukraine have been literally screaming that for a while now (with good reason), Americans have recently begun to wake up to the possibility, now that the...
Can assisted suicide ever be safe when disabled people are so unequal?
Campaigners for Dignity in Dying, formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia Society, have this week gone to the High Court to support a legal challenge brought by Noel Conway, who wishes to have...
Republicans exploit tragedies and torture families for political gain
Kate Steinle was murdered in 2015 by a felon and undocumented immigrant who had been deported from the United States five times. Her murder was tragic, but not tied to larger patterns, as...
Hong Kong Isn’t China: After 20 Years Hong Kong is Ready for Democracy
When I moved back to Hong Kong, I was taken aback by how many people asked, “What is it like to live in China?” Well-meaning friends and acquaintances would send me articles about life in...
What it’s like to attend an Alt-Right rally
Last week I attended an Alt-Right rally hoping that I might be able to understand the white-supremacist movement and the people who subscribe to it. I went in open-minded with few expectations...
Who are the real Hungarians?
With conservative and authoritarian waves across Europe ebbing and flowing, Hungary is once again getting its fair — or, to some, unfair — share of media exposure. Behaving somewhat like the...
Hulk Hogan Body Slams Gawker in Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press
Brian Knappenberger’s Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press, which just hit Netflix, originally held the more sensational (and unwieldy) working title Nobody Speak: Hulk Hogan, Gawker and...