Viewfinder: A Diwali Ceremony at the White House
President Donald Trump lights a "diya," or oil lamp, as Indian Ambassador to the United States Navtej Singh Sarna looks on during a Diwali ceremony at the White House on November 13th, 2018.
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Tech Companies Aren’t Just Donating to Democrats: A Look at Silicon Valley’s Contributions to Republican Campaigns
Despite their reputation as strongly liberal organizations, the political donations of tech companies like Amazon and Google go both ways.
Tech Titans Battle Over San Francisco’s Proposed Tax to Benefit the Homeless
Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, has pitted himself against Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of Twitter and Square, by spending millions of dollars to fund campaigns promoting the passage of a homelessness benefits initiative in the city.
Are Trump’s Tweets Self-Defeating?
New research finds incivility decreases politicians' public approval, even in a hyper-partisan environment.
PS Picks: Baseball Reckons With Racism on Social Media
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
Understanding Facebook’s Failure to Deal With Hate Speech
A conversation with Siva Vaidhyanathan about why social media platforms aren't doing a better job at removing bigotry and misinformation.
On Running Against Trump
Dissecting Bret Stephens' (suspect) strategic advice to Democrats looking to take on Trump in 2020.
Meet the Syrian Man Stranded at the Kuala Lumpur Airport for 91 Days and Counting
Trapped in an arrivals hall in a Malaysian airport, Hassan Al Kontar has the vagaries of the modern global systems of asylum to blame. To pass the time, he narrates his strange new life through selfie videos.
Uncovering the Truth Behind #WhereAreTheChildren
Amid the outrage over missing migrant children, some of the facts have gotten murky.
Roseanne Doesn’t Have Trump’s Teflon
Her top-rated show was suddenly canceled after her racist tweet. A historian evaluates the deeper meaning of the decision.