"Donald Trump and I agree: It's time to make America cook again!" says Walter White as new "head of DEA"
Family courts in crisis
In many cases across the country, family courts ignore evidence of sexual or physical abuse, putting kids in peril
GOP donors: Rich and far right
Big GOP donors, data shows, have pushed an extreme austerity agenda far to the right of actual Republican voters
The value-neutral media "ideal" has left us with a society drained of kindness and mutual responsibility
Conservatives have been telling us that a healthy economy depends on low taxes, few regulations and low wages
A call for a shadow government that will watchdog everything Trump and Congress do
You're not from the 'hood
If you're a gangsta on the basketball court hiding your prep school pedigree, you might be playing a harmful cliché
The constraints of a schedule can feel like more work, even if it's supposed to be fun
Nada surf rocks
Salon speaks to singer Matthew Caws about how the band bounced back from a bad name and a goofy hit song
Rex W. Tillerson’s strong ties with Russia could come under scrutiny
Our Alternate Oval Offices
"Designated Survivor" and "Madam Secretary" aren't soothing, but their fictional politics is saner than reality
Films that resist Trump
Stories of love in a season of hate: Two of 2016's best films offer a potent counternarrative to the rise of Trump
Ivanka the First Lady-Daughter
The only fun part of a Donald Trump presidency was going to be Melania as FLOTUS — now even that is gone
Friendless Ben Stein
Stein says that he's been ignored by his non-Trump friends, but it's worth wondering if he had any to begin with
Ecstacy isn't just for fun anymore: the FDA says it provides real hope for treating PTSD
The man behind Dylan's Nobel
With his Nobel Prize, Bob Dylan has entered the highest echelon of artistic recognition, thanks to A.J. Weberman
hamilton electors' last hope
The presidential election of 2016 is not over. It hasn't even been held yet. Just ask the Hamilton Electors
CIA says Russia helped Trump
Washington Post reports that CIA confirms Russia moved deliberately to favor Trump over Hillary Clinton
"My tax dollars are going to save them, but they aren't going to help save my job," says a plant worker
Our first white president
What's that, you say? There were 43 other white guys before him? Yeah, OK — but not like this
There are 130 warning signs of the narcissistic personality. Trump checks off at least 90
Half a dozen passages from modern fiction seen to represent cringeworthy sex are nominated for the British award
Pizzagate, explained
How this incredibly stupid and dangerous piece of fiction captured the lurid imaginations of many gullible people
An open letter to donald trump
Mr. President-elect: Forget Lincoln and FDR. The comparisons to worry about are Andrew Johnson and James Buchanan