David Masciotra

David Masciotra is the author of six books, including "Exurbia Now: The Battleground of American Democracy" and "I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters." He has written for the New Republic, Washington Monthly, CrimeReads, No Depression, and many other publications about politics, music and literature.

Phil Donahue

Phil Donahue showed how feminism and open-mindedness are crucial for democracy David Masciotra

Kamala Harris

The weird and sexist criticism of Kamala’s “cackle”: Decoding how Harris got the last laugh David Masciotra

Donald Trump

The week America was undoubtedly at its worst David Masciotra

Nicolle Wallace; Rachel Maddow; Al Sharpton

MSNBC in disarray: Biden's debate crisis meets liberal self-delusion David Masciotra

LeBron James

Here's why LeBron James, not Michael Jordan, is the GOAT David Masciotra

Cuts to higher education

Ignorance and democracy: Capitalism's long war against higher education David Masciotra

Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis, comedy prophet: He saw the anxiety era coming, and made it funny for us David Masciotra

Jamie Dimon and Donald Trump

Remember the rules, liberals: Only the right gets to mock America David Masciotra

Robbie Robertson

How Robbie Robertson's hidden Indigenous and Jewish heritage influenced The Band's mournful songs David Masciotra

John Mellencamp; Bruce Springsteen; Jason Aldean

Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp can teach Jason Aldean a thing or two about small towns David Masciotra

Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule

Gov't Mule embraces Pink Floyd, peace and protest: "We're in some pretty precarious times" David Masciotra

Norah Jones

"Come Away With Me" at 20: Norah Jones reflects on "hopeful, romantic" record but won't call it jazz David Masciotra

Joan Didion

Joan Didion exposed political stories America is still telling itself in order to live David Masciotra

Neo-Nazi

Famous ex-neo-Nazi shifts focus: America is becoming "the skinhead's dream of the 1990s" David Masciotra

Christian Picciolini

Ex-neo-Nazi Christian Picciolini: "The words I used to say are now part of the mainstream" David Masciotra

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