America: Land of Make-Believe

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Feb 3, 2020 The self-aggrandizing lies we tell ourselves have induced a collective schizophrenia. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

There Is No Donald J. Trump Without William F. Buckley

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 1, 2019 An in-depth look at a debate between James Baldwin and the conservative thinker reveals pressing truths about racism in modern America. Dig deeper ( 33 Min. Read )

The Useful Idiocy of Donald Trump

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Aug 5, 2018 The oligarchic and military elites have a handmaiden in the Oval Office, and he won’t be ousted as long as he serves their interests. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Useful Idiocy of Donald Trump

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jan 28, 2018 The oligarchic and military elites have a handmaiden in the Oval Office, and he won’t be ousted as long as he serves their interests. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

From Bill Maher to Sigmund Freud: A Very Unfunny Look at the Enduring Politics of Hate

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 8, 2017 Freud’s insights—from his writings and exchanges with Albert Einstein more than eight decades ago—offer a crucial perspective into America’s current political crisis. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Young Lesbians Triumph Over Freud’s Grim Legacy in the Age of Trump

John Ogden / Truthdig Dec 1, 2016 The misconceptions and fantasies that have dominated anti-lesbian prejudice over the centuries are breaking apart. As the bastions of resistance to gay rights are toppling in the United States, the silent majority needs to pivot. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

When Jewish Upon a Star

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 3, 2011 The voice on the other end of the telephone needed to make sure that I was 21. I wasn’t. “I’m 22,” I said, lying, figuring that 19 might as well be 22 and, anyway, this was a comedy club that I was scheduling an audition for, not the Moonlite Bunny Ranch or the FBI.Back in the summer of 1982 I asked my mother if we had any Jewish ancestors. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

National Review Writer: Abortion Issue Drives the Left’s Hate for Palin

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2008 Why is it that liberals and the "gotcha media" so dislike Sarah Palin? Thank goodness the National Review's Kevin Burke, who apparently holds an advanced degree in armchair psychology, is here to help us get to the bottom of this troubling issue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )