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Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito are joined by the hosts of the With A Gay Twist podcast, Mason Dixon and Zachary Pen, to discuss the recent signing of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida. In a ...

At the beginning of 2022, President Biden affirmed in a news conference that he would retain Kamala Harris as his running mate when he runs for reelection in 2024. This came on the heels of an op-ed by Thomas Friedman  ...

The fourth and final quarter of Round One is on, featuring #1 seed Grover Cleveland, Gerald Ford, Donald Trump, and — of course — yet more Henry Clay (dude ran for president a lot). Find out which eight candidates from ...

In 2019, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was in crisis. The Academy Awards, a television event – that at its peak attracted a 43.40 Nielsen household share – was coming off of a series that had attracted ...

This Sunday, the eyes of the world will be trained on the 94th Academy Awards… at least, the Academy hopes they will be. After negotiations with ABC, the the Academy has agreed to present 8 of its 23 before the ...

The third quarter of Round One is on, featuring #1 seed Richard Nixon, Adlai Stevenson, Barry Goldwater, and the infamously defeated Thomas Dewey! Find out which eight candidates from our third quarter of Round One advance on this episode of ...

In this week’s column, I discuss the (second) best-reviewed album of the year, a pair of promising young singer/guitarists, and march on with my Best Albums of 2021 list. The New Stuff: Ants from Up There – Black Country, New ...

When I first heard about the show, Abbot Elementary, I could not help but attach to it the stigma of network TV comedies that were not as bold or funny as their premium channel counterparts like Insecure or Barry. But ...

You’ve never heard the name Tatnall Hillman – but he’s been donating millions of dollars to elections you’ve certainly heard about. “Notoriously reclusive… refuses to give interviews” is how Colorado Politics describes him. “Retired Navy reserve officer and industrial heir” ...

The second quarter of Round One dives right in with matches featuring #1 seed Al Gore, Mitt Romney, Herbert Hoover, and Thomas Jefferson. Find out which eight candidates from our second quarter of Round One advance on this episode of ...

Chuck Schumer has had a rough go of it. Since becoming Senate Majority Leader at the start of 2021, he shepherded his bare minimum Democratic majority through the passage of a $1.9 trillion relief bill in March, and has had ...

Michael, Louis, and Alex discuss The Batman, the latest film entry for the caped crusader and a fascinating new direction for the superhero franchise.

Round One kicks off with fiery throwdowns between #1 seed Samuel Tilden and #16 seed James Weaver, Hillary Clinton and Robert La Follette, John McCain and Alf Landon, and more! Find out which eight candidates from our first quarter of ...

If you’ve been following the wider musical discourse over the past month – and if you’ve been reading my What I’ve Been Listening To column – you’ve probably at least heard of Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You, ...

It was a gorgeous February afternoon in downtown Las Vegas – 73 degrees with the sun beaming down on the Arts Districts hipsters as they enjoyed their not-quite-five-o’clock craft beers. But, as with all stories that start this way, when ...

In this week’s installment of the column we review a frontrunner for album of the year, new releases from two indie rock icons, and roll on with our countdown of the best albums of 2021. The New Stuff: Dragon New ...

Michael and Louis watched the Foo Fighters’ horror movie so you don’t have to.

Over these two weeks starting February 21, we are profiling the five most vulnerable incumbent senators up in 2022. We began with New Hampshire’s Maggie Hassan, Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson, Arizona’s Mark Kelly, and Georgia’s Raphael Warnock. In this piece, the ...

Lars, Michael, and contributor (and friend of the site) Dan — an expert in East-West relations with an emphasis on Russia — discuss the situation in Ukraine. They unpack what brought the world to the point of Russia’s invasion of ...

It’s time for the play-ins! In our first episode, we’re pitting the 16 third- and fourth-place presidential candidates up against each other to see who will go up against our heavy-hitting seeds in the first round. Can Ralph Nader make ...

Over these two weeks starting February 21, we are profiling the five most vulnerable incumbent senators up in 2022. We began with New Hampshire’s Maggie Hassan, Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson, and Arizona’s Mark Kelly. In this piece, the second most vulnerable: ...

Over these two weeks starting February 21, we are profiling the five most vulnerable incumbent senators up in 2022. We began with New Hampshire’s Maggie Hassan and Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson. In this piece, the third most vulnerable: Arizona Democrat Mark ...