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Pelosi’s Quiet, Satisfying Trump Burn

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Why the Democratic leader’s subversive dig was so refreshing.

Why Trump Won’t Win a Shutdown Over the Border Wall

William Saletan

What Makes Andrew Sullivan’s “New Religions” Essay So Bad

Mike Pesca

Michael Cohen Sentenced to Three Years in Prison, Portrayed as Idiot by Own Lawyer

Ben Mathis-Lilley

House Democrats

Pelosi Agrees to Term Limits in Deal to Win Rebels’ Speaker Votes

Elliot Hannon

Brexit

Theresa May Survives No-Confidence Vote, Will Remain PM

Joshua Keating

Taylor Swift

Star’s Security Used Facial Recognition Tech to Monitor Concert Crowds for Stalkers

Aaron Mak

The President

National Enquirer Parent Co. Admits to Helping Trump Violate Campaign-Finance Law

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Trump Says “the People Would Revolt” if He Were Impeached

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Care and Feeding

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CULTURE

The Top Albums of the Year

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Here’s What’s Disappearing From Netflix in January

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There Was No Great TV in 2018—but Lots of It Was Pretty Good

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Help! My Neighbor Is Ned Flanders Without the Good Faith.

Dear Prudence Podcast: I Don’t Know How to Help My Addict Friend Anymore

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Nancy Pelosi Strikes Deal on Leadership Term Limits in Return for Votes to Become Next Speaker

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Mark Joseph Stern

The FBI Probe That May Have Cost Andrew Gillum His Election No Longer Appears Interested in Andrew Gillum

Awkward Oval Office Fight With Trump Delivers Exactly What Pelosi and Schumer Came For

Jim Newell

Dear Care and Feeding: Our Child’s Doubt Over Santa’s Existence Is Heartbreaking

Carvell Wallace

Why Nancy Pelosi’s Quiet Trump Burn Was Uniquely Satisfying

At long last, a verbal counterstrike to Trump from the Dems that is actually not lame.

Lili Loofbourow

Republicans Kept Embarrassing Themselves While Trying to Get Google’s CEO to Admit the Company Was Biased Against Conservatives

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Culture

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I’m Still Waiting for the First Black Spider-Man to Get His Own Movie

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I loved Spider-Verse, but Miles Morales deserves to be the Spider-Man, not a Spider-Man.

If All You Want Is an Escape, Mary Poppins Returns Is Practically Perfect in Every Way

Dana Stevens

The Tail-Wagging, Floppy-Eared Cynicism of Dogs

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Technology

How it’s changing us

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Bird Bath

April Glaser

Why do people keep throwing electric scooters into rivers and lakes—and what should companies like Bird and Lime do to stop them?

Taylor Swift’s Security Used Facial Recognition Technology to Monitor Concert Crowds for Stalkers. Is That Allowed?

Aaron Mak

Why Social Media Is Hell for Parents of a Stillborn Child

Shannon Palus

How Amazon Fulfillment Center Workers in Minneapolis Are Fighting Back

April Glaser and Will Oremus

Future Tense Newsletter: Please Stop Hurling Electric Scooters Into Bodies of Water

Anthony Nguyen

The New Roger Ailes Documentary Shows Just How Much Employers Can Spy On Their Workers

Josh Kaplan

The Weirdest Part of This New Meat Allergy Is That We Know What’s Causing It

Maryn McKenna

Joe Manchin, Who Once Shot a Cap-and-Trade Bill, Is Officially the Lead Senate Democrat on Energy

Rebecca Leber and Dan Spinelli

Human Interest

An honest guide to modern life

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Our Kid’s Letter to Santa This Year Asks for a Sign of His Existence

Carvell Wallace

Is it an adorable attempt at belief or a trap to catch us in a lie?

Help! My Neighbor Is Ned Flanders Without the Good Faith.

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

Dear Prudence Podcast: I Don’t Know How to Help My Addict Friend Anymore

Daniel Mallory Ortberg

The 20 Best Coffee-Table Books to Give, According to Art People

Strategist Editors

My Mother-in-Law Is a Great Grandmom—Until Her Husband Shows Up

Carvell Wallace

When Did It Suddenly Become Hilarious to Tweet With Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

Heather Schwedel

An Instant Pot, iPad, and AncestryDNA Kit: Wirecutter’s Best Deals of the Week

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Business

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Why the Uber and Lyft IPOs Won’t Change Much

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Carnival CEO Arnold Donald Says Cruises Are Getting More Personalized

Seth Stevenson

Why Selfie-Takers Are the Bane of Museum Security Guards

Jordan Weissmann

Hannibal Buress and Marina Franklin Talk Consensual Sex, Chicago, and Stand-Up

Catie Lazarus

What Harvard Business School Can Tell Us About Sheryl Sandberg and Facebook

Emily Peck, Felix Salmon, and Anna Szymanski

Finally, NYC Is Doing Right by Lyft and Uber Drivers

Terri Gerstein

Minneapolis Just Passed the Most Important Housing Reform in America

Henry Grabar

The Federal Reserve Says Millennials Are Broke. Pew Says Millennials Are Loaded. Which Is It?

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News & Politics

What really matters

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The Single Fatal Flaw in the Legal Argument Against Indicting a Sitting President

Jed Shugerman

Should a president be above the law because of the statute of limitations?

Is President Trump Really the Interrupter in Chief? Let’s Look at the Numbers.

Mike Pesca

Nancy Pelosi Strikes Deal on Leadership Term Limits in Return for Votes to Become Next Speaker

Elliot Hannon

Why Nancy Pelosi’s Quiet Trump Burn Was Uniquely Satisfying

Lili Loofbourow

The FBI Probe That May Have Cost Andrew Gillum His Election No Longer Appears Interested in Andrew Gillum

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Britain Will Still Have Theresa May to Kick Around

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Using Credit Information to Screen Immigrants Is Illogical

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Pelosi’s Quiet, Satisfying Trump Burn

Why Trump Won’t Win a Shutdown Over the Border Wall

What Makes Andrew Sullivan’s “New Religions” Essay So Bad

Michael Cohen Sentenced to Three Years in Prison, Portrayed as Idiot by Own Lawyer

House Democrats

Pelosi Agrees to Term Limits in Deal to Win Rebels’ Speaker Votes

Brexit

Theresa May Survives No-Confidence Vote, Will Remain PM

Taylor Swift

Star’s Security Used Facial Recognition Tech to Monitor Concert Crowds for Stalkers

The President

National Enquirer Parent Co. Admits to Helping Trump Violate Campaign-Finance Law

Trump Says “the People Would Revolt” if He Were Impeached

A play-by-play of what first helped bury the Trump-Russia story.

Mary Poppins Returns Is the Perfect Escape

Our Child’s Doubt Over the Existence of Santa Is Heartbreaking

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The Top Albums of the Year

Here’s What’s Disappearing From Netflix in January

There Was No Great TV in 2018—but Lots of It Was Pretty Good

My co-workers' perfume makes me physically ill.

Help! My Neighbor Is Ned Flanders Without the Good Faith.

Dear Prudence Podcast: I Don’t Know How to Help My Addict Friend Anymore

Help! I’m a Married Dad Who’s Fallen in Love With a Much Younger Co-Worker.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Vicious Boss

Trevor Noah Runs the Numbers on the Stormy Daniels Hush Money

Seth Meyers Thinks President Trump Will Have a Hard Time Hiding From the Feds

Is President Trump Really the Interrupter in Chief? Let’s Look at the Numbers.

Nancy Pelosi Strikes Deal on Leadership Term Limits in Return for Votes to Become Next Speaker

Why Nancy Pelosi’s Quiet Trump Burn Was Uniquely Satisfying

The FBI Probe That May Have Cost Andrew Gillum His Election No Longer Appears Interested in Andrew Gillum

Awkward Oval Office Fight With Trump Delivers Exactly What Pelosi and Schumer Came For

Dear Care and Feeding: Our Child’s Doubt Over Santa’s Existence Is Heartbreaking

Why Nancy Pelosi’s Quiet Trump Burn Was Uniquely Satisfying

Republicans Kept Embarrassing Themselves While Trying to Get Google’s CEO to Admit the Company Was Biased Against Conservatives

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Why the Uber and Lyft IPOs Won’t Change Much

Carnival CEO Arnold Donald Says Cruises Are Getting More Personalized

Why Selfie-Takers Are the Bane of Museum Security Guards

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What Harvard Business School Can Tell Us About Sheryl Sandberg and Facebook

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The Federal Reserve Says Millennials Are Broke. Pew Says Millennials Are Loaded. Which Is It?

The Single Fatal Flaw in the Legal Argument Against Indicting a Sitting President

Is President Trump Really the Interrupter in Chief? Let’s Look at the Numbers.

Nancy Pelosi Strikes Deal on Leadership Term Limits in Return for Votes to Become Next Speaker

Why Nancy Pelosi’s Quiet Trump Burn Was Uniquely Satisfying

The FBI Probe That May Have Cost Andrew Gillum His Election No Longer Appears Interested in Andrew Gillum

Britain Will Still Have Theresa May to Kick Around

Using Credit Information to Screen Immigrants Is Illogical

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