Levi Johnston: ‘I Don’t Watch a Whole Lotta News’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2010 Could this be the face of the future of politics? Let's hope not Alaskan pinup boy turned wannabe politico Levi Johnston has a bit of a tough time answering "The Last Word" host Lawrence O'Donnell's fairly basic questions about evolution, abortion and global warming (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Would Robert Reich Do?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 12, 2010 Today on the list: What Robert Reich wants to do about jobs, why liberals don't win and how Oxytocin increases trust (guess that explains modern politics, Whole Foods and Rush Limbaugh). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

And Now for the Inevitable Levi Johnston Reality Show

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2010 Can Levi Johnston catapult his career from the pages of Playgirl to the vaunted position once held by the woman who's now twice escaped being his mother-in-law? That would, of course, be Sarah Palin -- and no, we're not talking about becoming Miss Wasilla. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Horror

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Too Much Access to Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Jan 1, 2010 I have a hard time seeing why the custody fight between Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston ought to be splayed out on the public record for all to see. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Levi Johnston Talks (and Talks) About the Palins

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2009 Although the world at large has yet to find out exactly what spurred Sarah Palin to vacate her post as Alaska's governor this summer, her almost-son-in-law Levi Johnston pipes up (surprise!) in the latest edition of Vanity Fair, helpfully offering that Palin's plan had something to do with money. This kid is on a tear. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Levi Johnston’s Media Blitz Continues

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2009 Sarah Palin is facing several challenges these days, what with her pile of legal bills, self-reinvention campaign, the whole not-being-governor thing and her daughter Bristol's pesky ex-boyfriend, Levi Johnston, who seems to want to bask in the limelight as long as possible Most recently, Johnston, 19, made an appearance at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards as the date of comedian Kathy Griffin, 48 . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bristol Palin on Bringing Up Baby

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2009 It's definitely "do as I say, not as I do" material, but Bristol Palin showed up on NBC's "Today" show Wednesday morning with dad Todd and baby Tripp in an effort to prevent other teenagers from becoming parents before they're ready. Matt Lauer snuck in a question about babydaddy Levi Johnston, but Bristol totally wasn't having it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Tyra’ Appearance Sparks Palin-Johnston Scuffle

Staff / Truthdig Apr 4, 2009 What's a former would-be-son-in-law of Sarah Palin to do once his time as an adjunct member of the family is over? Why, go on "The Tyra Banks Show" of course, as Bristol Palin's ex, Levi Johnston, has done in an episode slated to air Monday. This media-baiting move has clearly angered Mama Bear Palin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bristol Palin: Abstinence-Only Plan Doesn’t Work

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2009 Last fall, Bristol Palin became a controversial figure in her mother Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid when it was revealed, not long after the elder Palin took to the campaign trail, that the teenaged Bristol was pregnant by her high school boyfriend. Now Bristol has re-emerged to make a few comments that run against her mom's approach to teen sex ed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bristol Palin Delivers Baby Tripp

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2008 After passing the last few months of her pregnancy under public scrutiny, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's 18-year-old daughter, Bristol Palin, gave birth to a boy on Saturday and named him Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )