David: American conservatism is basically white cultural resentment ... Is the left as tribal as the right? ... The "war on Christmas" as a case study ... Is pluralistic democracy contrary to human nature? ... Maybe nothing can unify Americans as a nation any more ... So whom should the NYT op-ed page hire? ... The one thing Trump could do to alienate his base ...

Did Comey "wrestle a pig" by insulting Trump in his book? ... Matt: Comey is no longer the guy wearing the white hat ... Michael Cohen and our era of cartoon archetypes ... Bill asks the GOP: What if this is as good as it gets? ... Matt continues to lose enthusiasm for Rubio ... Why did the blogosphere fade away? ...

Miles: Some Rick and Morty superfans are getting the show wrong ... Do the show's characters ever learn a lesson? ... R&M creator Dan Harmon's strikingly different #MeToo moment ... How pop culture is consuming itself through sequels and reboots ... With nerd culture gone mainstream, whither the nerd? ... The many boyfriends of Elaine Benes ...

Megan’s column on prejudice against conservatives ... Why conservatives get the “out-group” treatment in academia ... Is creationism incompatible with academic research? ... Is there an argument for affirmative action for conservatives? ... Politics and the defunding of the humanities ...

Explaining FOSTA, the new anti–sex trafficking law ... Could this be the beginning of the end of the open Internet? ... Elizabeth: FOSTA's sponsors are acting in bad faith ... The death of Backpage.com, where you could get a lawnmower or a sex worker ... How will the market for paid sex adapt? ... Elizabeth's lively appearance on Laura Ingraham's show ...

Ryan's new book on the destruction of Gawker, Conspiracy ... What the Stoics thought about revenge ... Why Hulk Hogan slept with Bubba the Love Sponge’s wife ... Why Gawker lost and Peter Thiel won ... Nick Denton's turn to Stoicism in the wake of catastrophe ... Apportioning sympathy and blame ...

4/11/18, the busiest news day of Trump’s presidency ... Did Paul Ryan fail in his vision? ... Bill: Ryan wasted time trying to repeal Obamacare ... Republicans's big midterm disadvantages ... Should Trump risk impeachment to fire Mueller or Rosenstein? ... How Trump and the Mueller investigation will shape the midterms ...

Keeping up in the age of Peak TV ... Will there ever be a “canon” of great television? ... How streaming has changed media consumption ... You can’t watch it all, so what’s worth watching? ... Sonny describes his ideal TV time capsule ...

Caring for a loved one with a disability ... Sarah Palin's lost opportunity on disability rights ... Critiquing the Democrats on disability policy ... What if the president had a real mental health issue? ... Mental health, criminal justice, and guns ... Why Medicare for all is not as simple as it sounds ...

How Michael landed at National Review ... Are there any upsides to Trump? ... Michael: The "decline of the liberal world order" narrative is BS ... What surprised Bob about Trump ... Might we some day look back on the culture war with nostalgia? ... Michael throws cold water on the Cambridge Analytica uproar ... The era of disbelief and universal grievance ...