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CHARLES M. BLOW
Posts
Thankful for Libraries
It was in these quiet spaces that I found myself, not only physically but spiritually.
Trump’s Moment Has Passed
Donald Trump’s support is falling. Charismatic conservative leaders always wane.
An Ode to Stacey Abrams
What she gave to Georgia and the country was so much larger than any one contest, hers included.
Dancing Near the Edge of a Lost Democracy
Republicans have turned doubt about the 2020 election — and about the legitimacy of any elections they lose — into a test of faith.
Extremism Is on the Rise … Again
The presidential election of 1912 offers a few lessons for our current political moment.
The Self-Destruction of Kanye West
Corporations have finally, rightfully, said “enough” to Kanye West. But what took them so long?
Kari Ann Lake’s Hijacking of Martin Luther King
Like Donald Trump, she is invoking the civil rights icon in self-serving ways.
The Battle Between Pocketbooks and Principles
Incandescent rage, however brightly it burns at the start, has a tendency to dim.
Herschel Walker, Butcher of Language
The Republican Senate candidate is devastatingly inarticulate.
A Revealing Racist Rant in L.A.
America is getting less white. That doesn’t mean it’s becoming less racist.