Megan Garber

Is there a tape of Trump saying a racial slur? If so, what would it actually reveal? What could it?

Capturing reality is harder than it seems.

We can learn things from games that can make us better at life.

The history of propaganda helps us understand our current reality.

Forget the villains of history. The true enemies, in his world, are the culture warriors of the present.

In her debate with Trump, she didn’t need the mic.

By endorsing Kamala Harris, Taylor Swift incurred the petty wrath of Donald Trump.

He of all people should avoid making light of assault allegations.

George Orwell famously argued that clear language in politics can be a bulwark against oppression. But in the Trump era, his solution no longer holds.

He has made himself a spectacle—and inescapable.