The Donald's appeal (Hint: He's famous!) ... Trump's intentions and prospects ... Why has there been so much unrest on college campuses? ... Aryeh's theory about the new campus activism ... Robby on whether the Libertarian Moment is finally here ... Bold election predictions! ...

Does Trump want to be president... ... ...and can he still be ousted by the GOP? ... How did Nate Silver get things so wrong? ... Aryeh: Trump is a scam artist ... Michael: Don't expect a convention coup ... What is Trump thinking? ... Comparing Trump and Romney ...

Kirby's Kickstarter campaign for Everything is a Remix ... Deconstructing Star Wars: The Force Awakens ... Kirby's business model, and what he'll do next ... Kirby's documentary, This is Not a Conspiracy Theory ... Why theories about human behavior are futile ... Speaking of theories: Aryeh on Trump ...

Could Trump still lose the nomination... ... ...and does he even want to be president? ... Aryeh's Romney (conspiracy) theory ... Hillary's platform, or lack thereof ... Speculations on Hillary's VP pick ... Speculations on Trump's VP pick ...

Who is Carl Diggler, and why is he always right? ... Carl's predictions for New York and beyond ... Unveiling the real Carl (Felix Biederman) ... Why pundit predictions have been so wrong this cycle ... Real lessons learned from a fake person ... The power of the comedian ... Do nerds make better politicians? ...

Is the media really against Bernie Sanders? ... Leftist terminology 101 ... Freddie: Changing hearts doesn't fix racist policies ... The emptiness—and dangers—of being "woke" ... Why the left should woo (certain) Trump supporters ... Post-2016, will someone take over the Sanders mantle? ...

4chan and Microsoft's racist AI disaster ... A look at the "alt-right" movement ... ... ... and the people who belong to it ... Elle: Educated people can be Trump supporters too ... The secret (lucrative) lives of Tumblr teens ... Is a Trump presidency more likely than we think? ...

Deconstructing Trump's improbable ascension ... What exactly happened to Scott Walker? ... The power of the Drudge Report ... John: Real journalism is dead ... John's underwhelming time with David Foster Wallace ... Was Wallace a fraud? ...

Jordan: Many streetcar systems are boondoggles ... Whom should public transportation serve? ... The deal with LA's mass transit system ... Cars, suburbs, and the American way ... Housing costs and the plight of the millennial ... What exactly are New York values? ...

Apple's role in the San Bernardino investigation ... The case for—and against—unlocking the phone ... William: Impenetrable encryption is a necessary risk ... Thoughts on the 20th anniversary of Infinite Jest ... Was David Foster Wallace just messing with us? ... Hashing out Wikipedia's current internal turmoil ...