Today on TAP: The question isn’t whether our president is a bullshitter; it’s why so many people either believe or ignore his bullshit.
Books, Culture & the Arts
Posted inCivil Rights in America
How Bad Slavery Was
Donald Trump joins a long line of apologists for America’s peculiar institution.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Private Equity Ripped the Heart Out of Skateboarding
Multiple buyouts and bankruptcies have ruined iconic brands and hollowed out skateboarding culture. It’s our financialized economy in miniature.
Posted inBooks
Q&A: ‘Still Pushing’: Alabama’s Complex Past and Nuanced Future
The New Yorker’s Alexis Okeowo charts the psychic battles of a resilient state.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
‘Shin Godzilla’ Will Make You Nostalgic for a Working Government
Back in theaters, this clever sequel pits the radioactive reptile against a flawed (but functioning!) bureaucracy.
Posted inBooks
Back to Basics
A new book makes the case for a multigenerational commitment to rebuilding democracy.
Posted inEducation in America
Illinois Could Downgrade Arts Education
Arts educators worry that education officials will backpedal on the state’s historic commitment to students.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
COVID Contrarians Are Wrong About Sweden
Trying to ‘let it rip’ in early 2020 was a disaster.
Posted inBooks
How Apple Helped China Become a Tech Superpower
A new book details how Apple’s manufacturing strategy enormously benefited China.
Posted inTAP
Tom Lehrer and Mort Mintz, RIP
Today on TAP: Both challenged American smugness, one with satire and the other with great journalism.