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Bill Maher makes us dumber: How ignorance, fear and stupid pop-culture clichés shape Americans’ view of the Middle East
Steven A. Cook, Michael Brooks
Americans used to be just ignorant about Muslims and the Middle East. Now we're also fearful, stupid and wrong
Epiphany in Trump Town: Finding common ground with the “American Sniper” crowd
D. Watkins
So I'm on stage in Florida with Chris Kyle's wife Taya, wondering how I can connect with this very white audience
“Elections have consequences”: What we can expect from a Justice Neil Gorsuch
Bill Raden
In the wake of his confirmation hearings, here's what we can expect from Neil Gorsuch in the future
Democracy in Trump country: In this election we learned rural people have power — whether we like it or not
Ben Fink
Ben Fink writes about how he and his community have been working with each other in the aftermath of the election
With health care bill scuttled, Trump and Ryan gear up for revenge
Matthew Sheffield
As health care bill goes down, GOP leaders prep payback plans against far-right Freedom Caucus (updated)
Space wombs for stem cells: Satellites could help accelerate the discovery of disease cures
Angelo Young
Stem cells: amazing, but finicky. The best place to grow them could be in the near-zero gravity of low-space orbit
Trumpcare’s biggest losers: Jared Kushner goes missing during disastrous debate as President Trump fails to close the deal
Sophia Tesfaye
House Speaker Paul Ryan also forced to admit: "We're going to be living with Obamacare for the foreseeable future"
Who’s running America while Donald Trump tweets?
D. Watkins
Trump's fights with celebs like Colin Kaepernick and Snoop Dogg aren't just unpresidential; they're unproductive
“Gonged at Last”: game show impressario and author Chuck Barris dead at 87
Salon Staff
Long before "Survivor," the eccentric " Gong Show" creator discovered that people will do anything to get on TV
Why are Republicans so cruel to the poor? Paul Ryan’s profound hypocrisy stands for a deeper problem
Chauncey DeVega
Paul Ryan has dreamed of slashing Medicaid since his keg-party days — and that blithe hostility is widespread
The right-wing token factory: Now the grassroots right is rebelling against the mendacity of conservative media
Matthew Sheffield
In light of Tomi Lahren's abortion controversy, conservatives have finally noticed their own media exploits them
Liberal shaming of Appalachia: Inside the media elite’s obsession with the “hillbilly problem”
Elizabeth Catte
Hit pieces like "No More Sympathy for Hillbillies" follow a predictable and glib pattern of othering and blame
All hail Dave Chappelle: The true king of comedy returns, just in time
D. Watkins
Netflix released two new comedy specials from Chappelle this week, reminding us what we've been missing
Fox News commentator Andrew Napolitano suspended after his latest conspiracy theory embarrasses the world
Matthew Sheffield
The ex-judge is a longtime conspiracy theorist — but this time he caused Fox and the White House a major headache
How a Christian movement is growing rapidly in the midst of religious decline
Brad Christerson, Richard Flory
INC Christianity aims for nothing less than transforming all sectors of society
How online hate infiltrates social media and politics
Adam G. Klein
For hate groups, there's unprecedented opportunity to finally plug their fringe movements into a mainstream circuit
Standing up for NATO: Germany pushes back on Donald Trump
Ryan Bohl
German Defense Minister rejected Trump’s claim that Germany owes NATO and U.S. "vast sums" of money for defense
“Sunny days” return: “Sesame Street” is introducing an autistic character named Julia, and that’s a wonderful thing
Matthew Rozsa
The influential children's television show is increasing its diversity, with an autistic Muppet named Julia
Homosexuality, God and ISIS: The secret life of a lonely gay Christian in Yemen
Maria de la Guardia
As Al-Qaeda and ISIS encroach on his once-progressive city, a terrified young man has become the ultimate “infidel"
Katherine Devine is today’s reality star: Meet the Kim Kardashian of the 1890s
Kat Vecchio
How an unexceptional vaudeville performer turned a lurid tabloid scandal into national fame and fortune
The global history of the Alt-Right
Ryan Bohl
Alt-Right's intellectual force has elements of fascism, 19th-century nativism, and slavery-produced white supremacy
Eat (like) the rich: Our celebrity cookbook obsessions, ourselves
JoAnna Novak
What the celeb diets we consume say about us, from GOOP and Lena Dunham's plants to Ted Nugent's kill grill
The affordable-art paradox: Do reasonable prices make pieces of art less desirable?
Noah Charney
Art fairs aimed at the masses, rather than wealthy collectors, are popular. What's the real value of the work sold?
Paranoia, conspiracy theory and a plan to make America great again: The Illuminati panic of the 1790s
Paul Rosenberg
America was under attack from shadowy foreign conspiracies and imaginary enemies — when John Adams was president
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