Liberal Rachel Brewson became an internet — and eventually, television — celeb after sharing the story of her tumultuous relationship with a Republican named Todd. How is she different from a thousand other personal essay writers? Rachel was never real.
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How Donald Trump Set Off a Civil War Within the Right-Wing Media
The Republican nominee has divided conservative media commentators, hosts, and personalities, who either see Trump as the right candidate to shake up a corrupt establishment, or a “frightening” and “train wreck” of a choice.
Posted inCurrent Events, Reading List, Story
The Best Longreads From Trump’s First 100 Days
After an exhausting first few weeks, the media dug in for the long fight ahead.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
RNC vs. DNC: A Reading List Examining the Conventions
Revisiting the political conventions.
Posted inBlog Post, Reading List
Celebrating a Second Independence Day: A Juneteenth Reading List
Nine stories that explain the fraught history of the holiday, and the need for celebration.
Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Writing
The Real Obama: An Interview with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Biographer David J. Garrow
The author offers insights into the 44th President of the United States after interviewing over 1,000 people for Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, History, Nonfiction, Story
My Journey to the Heart of the FOIA Request
Fifty years ago, the Freedom of Information Act gave the public access to government secrets — all you had to do was ask. How a simple request became a bureaucratic nightmare.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
How Lobbyists Normalized the Use of Chemical Weapons on American Civilians
Or, how we learned to stop worrying and love the gas.
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction
The Racist and Sexist T-Shirts of an Inauguration
The racists are not afraid in DC this week. At Trump’s Tody Keith concert, one man wore a t-shirt reading “Blacks Make Racial Slurs & Commit Hate Crimes Too!!”
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
RNC vs. DNC: A Reading List Examining the Conventions
Revisiting the political conventions.
