What Joe Biden Can’t Bring Himself to Say
His verbal stumbles have voters worried about his mental fitness. Maybe they’d be more understanding if they knew he’s still fighting a stutter.
His verbal stumbles have voters worried about his mental fitness. Maybe they’d be more understanding if they knew he’s still fighting a stutter.
John Hendrickson The Atlantic Nov 2019 25min Permalink
Do spirituality and self-help have a political constituency?
Taffy Brodesser-Akner New York Times Magazine Sep 2019 25min Permalink
The retired senator Mike Gravel gave two young fans his Twitter password and permission to campaign in his name. It might be a stunt—or the future of politics.
Jamie Lauren Keiles New York Times Magazine Jun 2019 20min Permalink
The self-help author kicks off her presidential campaign.
Anna Peele The Washington Post Magazine Feb 2019 20min Permalink
He has been president for more than a year—so why is he still holding rallies?
Charles Homans New York Times Magazine Apr 2018 20min Permalink
Trump came out and took a lunch break, still being mobbed by cameras on the way in and out. On his way back in, I asked him how he would feel about getting picked for a jury. He paused, weighing whether to grace me with a precious sound bite. He turned to me and said, “If it happens, it happens.”
There’s nothing simple about this candidacy—or candidate.
Rebecca Traister New York May 2016 35min Permalink