Unidentified aerial phenomena
The unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) sightings.
Plus, is our audience skewing left now?
Tangle Staff
The Sunday
The Sunday — December 15
This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. What the right is doodling. What the left is doodling. Reader essay. For the better part of this past year, we produced a limited podcast series called
reader-essay
On Being the Strained Bridge Between Red and Blue America
By Clare Ashcraft My job is to seek first to understand, then to be understood. As a Bridging Coordinator and Media Analyst at AllSides, I am steeped daily in the best arguments on the political left and right, and I fervently believe understanding the other side is necessary to address the
Brian Thompson
My response to your criticisms.
I’m Isaac Saul, and this is Tangle: an independent, nonpartisan, subscriber-supported politics newsletter that summarizes the best arguments from across the political spectrum on the news of the day — then “my take.” There's a trope in the media that you should "never look at the comments." I get
Donald Trump
Trump's push to end birthright citizenship.
Plus, a question about the different responses to Daniel Penny and the healthcare CEO shooter.
Daniel Penny
The Daniel Penny verdict.
Plus, what do we think of healthcare advocates Casey and Calley Means?
Bashar al-Assad
The fall of Assad in Syria.
Plus, I respond to your feedback on Brian Thompson's murder.
UnitedHealthcare shooting
The UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting.
A look at the responses to the shooting and our healthcare system's problems.
The Sunday
The Sunday — December 8
This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. Last week, we featured a reader essay by Mark Rapier on the Electoral College, or at least we attempted to. Unfortunately, we did not include the link to
reader-essay
I didn’t want to catch that boat, anyway.
By Stout Cortez About a decade ago, I switched careers to start working as a software engineer. I was particularly gifted in the field I was leaving — graduate-school dropout — but I found the compensation to be less than lucrative. At the age of 26, after a chance conversation with a college
2024 Election
What is a liberal?
I’m Ari Weitzman, and this is Tangle: an independent, nonpartisan, subscriber-supported politics newsletter that summarizes the best arguments from across the political spectrum on the news of the day. Are you new here? Get free emails to your inbox daily. Would you rather listen? You can find our
United States v. Skrmetti
SCOTUS hears case on treatments for trans minors.
We break down the oral arguments from a controversial Supreme Court case.