The Homeless Conservative
By MATT SHAPIRO Last week, I flew from Seattle to Washington, D.C., to teach a workshop on data visualization. I have done this a few times, back in 2015 in what now seems like...
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How You’ll Know ‘Mrs. Maisel’ Came from the Creator of ‘Gilmore Girls’
By J.D. ECARMA (Minor spoilers: If you haven’t yet watched the pilot for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” you’re missing out.) Amy Sherman-Palladino’s latest project is a delightful departure from the world of “Gilmore Girls,” but...
Paradox Podcast Episode 58: Is Grim TV Like ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ a Sign of the Times?
Terrible Opinions Matthias: I thought Lin-Manuel Miranda was rude when I first heard the story about he talked to Vice President Mike Pence from the stage when Pence saw “Hamilton.” But now that I’ve...
Paradox Podcast Episode 57: Millennials Aren’t Doing Too Great, and Lindsey Graham Gets It (with Guest Katrina Jørgensen)
Katrina Jørgensen stopped by for what turned out to be a millennial-centric podcast episode this week, joining the Paradox team to share her experiences seeing Sen. Lindsey Graham navigate a South Carolina town hall....
Need a Bright Spot? Go Watch ‘I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore’ on Netflix
By MATT SHAPIRO While I love plenty of Netflix’s original programming (“Narcos,” “The Crown” and “BoJack Horseman” are brilliant) I have not been the biggest fan of their original movies. So I didn’t have particularly high...
Paradox Podcast Episode 56: Real Americans, the GOP Healthcare Bill and Crumb Coats (with Guest Kemberlee Kaye)
Kemberlee Kaye, Legal Insurrection editor and baker extraordinaire, joined us this week to talk about the GOP healthcare bill disaster, analyze why Republicans failed to reach everyday Americans, and answer the all-important frosting vs. fondant...
Paradox Podcast Episode 55: You Can’t Win If You Don’t Show Up (with Guest Shoshana Weissmann)
Shoshana Weissmann was our guest this week to talk about how much she loves tofu, why the GOP fails to reach urban voters, and what keeps her going when politics is just too much....
5 Movies That Always Leave Me Hopeful
By J.D. ECARMA I always come back to movies. Stories help when I’m going through something hard and it’s as much as I can do to get through everyday existence. Movies obviously aren’t a...
Paradox Podcast Episode 54: They Made Netflix for Women (and Immigrants and Christians and Political Hacks)
Terrible Opinions Jordan is frustrated with seemingly engaged conservatives who act very puzzled when they hear the term “cisgender” and obviously aren’t venturing outside their usual political bubble. Matthias didn’t understand “Moonlight” and thought “Hacksaw...
Paradox Podcast Episode 53: Happiness Is Overrated (and So Is ‘La La Land’) with Emily Esfahani Smith
Journalist and author Emily Esfahani Smith joined the Paradox team this week to talk about her new book, The Power of Meaning, and share insights from her research about why your main goal in...