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A weekly reading of the magazine’s “Comment” essay.

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96 episodes
Updated Sep 23, 2019

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May 29, 2018 · 11 min
Smelling the Coffee
In "Smelling the Coffee," Jelani Cobb writes about racial bias training at Starbucks.
May 21, 2018 · 11 min
The Long Fight
In "The Long Fight," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about John McCain's legacy.
May 14, 2018 · 11 min
Bad Bets
In "Bad Bets," Robin Wright reports on the end of the Iran deal, and Trump'confrontationaltatial foreign policy.
May 7, 2018 · 11 min
Dream On
In "Dream On," Amy Davidson Sorkin write's about how the Administration's incompetence and the courts' rectitudes have seen the Dreamers through. But those factors may be temporary safeguards.
Apr 30, 2018 · 11 min
Crash Course
In "Crash Course," Nicholas Lemann writes about the dangers of undoing Dodd-Frank.
Apr 23, 2018 · 10 min
Unrule of Law
One thing is becoming clear about the various Trump scandals: they center on the President’s disdain for the law.
Apr 16, 2018 · 11 min
Might and Right
In "Might and Right," George Packer writes about how the president and his new national security advisor, John Bolton, are in an especially bad position to respond to the atrocities in Syria.
Apr 9, 2018 · 11 min
About Facebook
In "About Facebook," Andrew Marantz writes about the future of Facebook after Cambridge Analytica.
Apr 2, 2018 · 11 min
Death of a King
In "Death of a King," Jelani Cobb writes about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and what it means on the 50th Anniversary of his assassination.
Mar 26, 2018 · 11 min
Account Settings
In "Account Settings," David Remnick reports on Cambridge Analytica and a moral reckoning in Silicon Valley.
Mar 19, 2018 · 10 min
A Revelatory Case
In "A Revelatory Case," Amy Davidson Sorkin delves into what went wrong in the Stormy Daniels case.
Mar 12, 2018 · 10 min
Illiberal Arts
In "Illiberal Arts," David Remnick writes about Donald Trump and the stress test of liberal democracy.
Mar 5, 2018 · 10 min
Gun Shots
In "Gun Shots," Margaret Talbot weighs in on the gun control debate after Parkland.
Feb 26, 2018 · 10 min
Indicted
In "Indicted," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about Robert Mueller’s distinctly American indictments.
Feb 20, 2018 · 11 min
Peace Games
In "Peace Games," Evan Osnos writes about the politics at the Winter Olympics.
Feb 6, 2018 · 11 min
State of the Resistance
In "State of the Resistance," Jelani Cobb writes about the opposition to President Trump.
Jan 30, 2018 · 10 min
Firing Offenses
In "Firing Offenses," Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the questions that Mueller might ask Trump.
Jan 22, 2018 · 10 min
Trump in the World
In "Trump in the World," Amy Davidson Sorkin asked, "how can someone so “America first” attend an event so globally minded?"
Jan 2, 2018 · 11 min
Words of the Year
In "Words of the Year," Louis Menand writes about the importance of words.
Dec 27, 2017 · 10 min
Christmas Stories
In "Christmas Stories," Adam Gopnik writes about the Christmas spirit.