Batya Ungar-Sargon

What I learned from working-class Americans

16 May 2024 12:20 am

It’s a month before publication day for my second book, Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America’s Working Men and Women.…

Why Biden will never let Silicon Valley fail

16 March 2023 2:12 am

After a bank run on Silicon Valley Bank left the institution in ruins, the Federal Reserve announced it would make…

Why progressive politics is like air travel

27 May 2022 4:41 am

I was recently flown cross-country on a first-class ticket by a very kind outfit. It was my first time flying…

What broke the New York Times?

28 October 2021 9:00 am

The New York Times entered the digital era under duress. In 2011, the Times erected a paywall in what it…

Is Afghanistan to blame for Biden’s sinking popularity — or is COVID?

25 August 2021 7:52 am

‘How many more generations of America’s daughters and sons would you have me send to fight Afghanistan’s civil war when…