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We expect comedians to comfort us: “SNL,” “The Daily Show,” and comedy’s new ritual of public mourning
Scott Timberg
Comedians are today's public intellectuals—but there are only so many ways for them to weigh in on these moments
The West vs. the world: Facebook, the media, and the ignorance which guarantees more attacks
David Masciotra
We ignore terror in Kenya, Beirut and when our bombs destroy a Doctors Without Borders hospital. It's at our peril
“F*ck these assholes”: John Oliver goes off on perfect, profane Paris rant
Sarah Burris
"F*ck ’em, if I may say, sideways," Oliver said, vowing terror will never win
“Normal American” George F. Will rails against “delicate snowflakes” in academia and the administrators who “coddle” them
Scott Eric Kaufman
Though he doesn't know that "normal Americans" host and attend Halloween parties, so maybe's not the best spokesman
I heard the shot that killed my neighbor, but I refuse to be afraid.
J.J. Anselmi
After a tragic shooting and a Fox News interview gone wrong, I had to grapple with what it means to feel safe.
YouTube star Tyler Oakley on being famous online and beyond: “My inclination is to always go back to the Internet, even if things are rough”
Tyler Gillespie
From "Trauma at Chipotle!" videos to a bestselling memoir and a new documentary—Tyler Oakley's star is on the rise
“Punk,” “bitch,” “dumbass,” “slut”: bullying almost killed me, but leaving school saved my life
Diana Crandall
I was bullied at school to the point of suicide; more students should be able to make the choice that saved me
Blame it on the baby boomers: Yes, pretty much everything
Sarah L. Kaufman
We have created a culture of coarseness, bad behavior and disgust. It's the fault of one generation
Jeb doesn’t know what he’s talking about: No, Lebanon is not beheading its Christians
Richard Hall
Lebanon boasts 1.7 million Christian citizens. If they're being rounded up and executed, it is news to them
The truth about the P.C. wars: Radicalized wingnuts & disdainful liberal elites are the real problem
Sean McElwee
For all the handwringing about "p.c. run amok," the truth is that there are far more pernicious forces at work
This is not about political correctness or Internet outrage. It’s about where we draw the line
Julia Serano
Coddled college kids! PC run amok! Writing hot takes for Fox News or the Atlantic is easy. Just follow these steps
Eaten alive by their own Ayn Rand/Koch brothers Frankenstein: The GOP destroyed themselves
Amanda Marcotte
Republicans pushed for unrestrained campaign spending. Now the party is a subdivision of Koch Brothers Enterprises
Safe spaces aren’t about you: Why the anti-P.C. crusaders completely miss the point
Jonathan Chait has been writing the same screed since 2006. His argument was blinkered then, and it's blinkered now
Bernie Sanders is a cruise-missile progressive: False hope, foreign policy and the stubborn endurance of American exceptionalism
Patrick L. Smith
Sanders would do nothing to change America's worldwide meddling. This is a dangerous moment, and he's ducking it
David Lynch, liberated: The “Twin Peaks” creator’s swerve into obscurity isn’t about being artsy or pretentious
Andrew O'Hehir
Lynch rereleases his experimental/ambient double-LP set "Polish Night Music" this week
10 right-wing conspiracy theories that have slowly invaded American politics
Mark Potok, Don Terry
Paranoia is in our bloodstream. And with the emergence of social media, we're more misinformed than ever before
An important message for the anti-“P.C” warriors: Please take a deep breath before you have an aneurysm
Jack Mirkinson
Protests at Yale and Mizzou have critics decrying a culture of political correctness. These critics should relax
Bloomingdale’s creepy “friend zone”: Male entitlement, rape culture and a dangerously stupid holiday ad
Amanda Marcotte
A Bloomingdale's ad is criticized for being a rape joke, but it also feeds the creepy concept of the "friend zone"
Hey progressives, Hillary isn’t the enemy: I’m a Sanders supporter, but I’m sick of Bernie Bros’ Clinton Derangement Syndrome
Matthew Rozsa
I'm pulling for Sanders. But if Clinton wins the nomination, progressives should go all in for her. Here's why
There is no war on cops: Police threats against Tarantino are totally unacceptable
Kyle Schmidlin
Responding to criticism with threats is beyond the pale for an organization whose mission is to serve and protect
College football’s plantation problem: The violent game — and billion-dollar industry — where black kids take all the risk for none of the profit
Steve Almond
Yes, Missouri football helped get the president canned. The sport remains a mostly unacknowledged fount of racism
Alec Baldwin gets it right: Parents don’t have to be weird about their adult children’s sex lives
Rachel Kramer Bussel
Baldwin discussed his daughter Ireland's fluid sexuality and its influence on him without creepiness or shame
The GOP’s pathological militarism: These dangerous neocons belong nowhere near the White House
Sean Illing
Last night's debate showcased a party that's learned nothing from the failures of U.S. foreign policy
It’s going to be Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio: Look out, two poised, glib BS artists are on the move
Amanda Marcotte
Ted Cruz is lingering behind Marco Rubio in the polls, but once Ben Carson bows out, Cruz is ready to run to win it
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