Elections

On Rural America: Understanding Isn’t The Problem

This blog piece could use a copy editor, but it provides superb insight: On Rural America: Understanding Isn’t The Problem. Here’s an excerpt: As the aftermath of the election of…

The Battle for America Continues

@WashBlade – The Battle for America Continues: facing the threat of Trump.https://t.co/KNieOoxofY#AtlanticLGBTQ pic.twitter.com/qYimEpfwSr — Richard Rosendall (@RickRosendall) November 16, 2016 My blistering post-election column is up at the Blade.

Amid loss, a stirring “Hallelujah”

Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton performed Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” in the cold open of Saturday Night Live on November 12. This was the most beautiful moment on SNL in a…

Dave Chappelle’s SNL monologue

This is one of the most brilliant stand-up routines I have seen in a long time. After all these years Chappelle had the same relaxed tone, the same flawless timing,…

A savage attack on our homeland from within

(Photo: Getty Images) Stunning, frightening, heartbreaking. A country that can make such a destructive decision is not one that I recognize or to which I can be loyal. To go…

The keys to the city

(Photo: John Minchillo, AP) The early signs on this bright afternoon are that the Obama coalition has reassembled to defend and extend his legacy. We will not be finished today,…

Who stole the tarts?

The long nightmare of this election will soon be over. More struggles lie ahead. But one day at a time. ‘No, no!’ said the Queen. ‘Sentence first—verdict afterwards.’ ‘Stuff and…

The women’s hour

Good morning. The women’s hour has arrived. History will be made today. The polls here are open. Go Hillary. Go Democrats. Let’s rescue our republic from its worst impulses and…

SNL cold open: one last smooch with Hillary and Donald

It turns out that Trump can kiss an FBI agent, Vladimir Putin, and a Klan member on live TV and it still isn’t deemed newsworthy. Alec and Kate turn in…

‘Really?’ Chris Wallace Incredulous Pence Insists Big Hispanic Turnout is for Trump Not Clinton

‘Really?’ Chris Wallace Incredulous Pence Insists Big Hispanic Turnout is for Trump Not Clinton https://t.co/rumCcfYanX pic.twitter.com/Hiq2j9IqHv — Towleroad (@tlrd) November 6, 2016