Smart Again, Author at Smart Again

Shortly after his inauguration, President Donald Trump took a set of thick, black permanent markers and signed a sweeping set...

America will pay dearly for the NIH’s mindless war on wokeness and DEI

Mother Jones illustration; Anjali Sharif-Paul/MediaNewsGroup/The Press-Enterprise/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the...

SNL 50th Anniversary Live

This should be a blast. AP News: Fifty seasons of “Saturday Night Live” sketches, songs and special guests will be...

The key to unlocking the new season of White Lotus

Spoiler warning: This story discusses the plot of the season three premiere of White Lotus.With every season of White Lotus,...

‘Heroes’: Tim Burchett Compares DOGE Tech Bros To World War II Sacrifices

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) defended the so-called young tech bros staffing Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) by comparing...

Trump’s anti-DEI order stops Maryland National Guard from celebrating Frederick Douglass

A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass stands in Easton, Maryland—the same town where a parade honoring him has reportedly been...

DOGE worker says he was radicalized by reading writer who denied Holocaust

DOGE, and its staffers, have caused massive chaos in less than a month of existence.Andre M. Chang/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign...

“Forgot more about immigration law than she will ever know”: Homan continues feud with AOC

Donald Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan continued his days-long feud with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday, hinting that the Democratic...

“The White Lotus” luxuriates in the spiritual malaise of the rich and dissatisfied

Is the parent company of The White Lotus luxury resorts publicly traded? Mike White may not have the answer to...

Jamie Raskin Gives The Best Description Of Trump Corruption You’ll Hear