The Witch Hunt | Defector
At the beginning of January the president sat impatient on a Zoom call from his garish, gilded estate in Florida,...
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Look For The Helpers | Defector
Welcome to Margin of Error, a politics column from Tom Scocca, editor of the Indignity newsletter, examining the apocalyptic politics, coverage, and...
Nazism & Hitler: The Defector Explainer
Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. And buy Drew’s...
End Play-Clock Abuse! | Defector
Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. And buy Drew’s...
It’s Puzzling Time | Defector
A part of being home for the holidays is trying to find something to do in the New Jersey suburbs,...
Look Up! | Defector
The Great East Coast Drone Panic seems to have abated, or at least gone into hibernation. It didn't have staying...
Underexplained Predictions For 2025 | Defector
This is what's going to happen in 2025, according to the Defector staff.Samer Kalaf"Face with bags under eyes" becomes a...
Tahlequah Grieves Again | Defector
In 2018, the orca Tahlequah, or J35, made headlines for her tour of grief, in which she carried the dead...
Beware The Vacation Fedora | Defector
Hats are a relatively indiscriminate fashion choice. For starters, you can buy them at gas stations, when we all know...
Defector Watches A Christmas Movie: ‘The Merry Gentlemen’
This is the time of year when the best, biggest, and most ambitious movies come out. Not Oscar season, but...
Defector Watches A Christmas Movie: ‘The Christmas Quest’
This is the time of year when the best, biggest, and most ambitious movies come out. Not Oscar season, but...
I Lost My Coffee | Defector
Yesterday, I ran into a problem. At around 4:00 p.m. ET, I poured myself a fresh cup of coffee. Then...
They Defunded The Ponies | Defector
City councilors are some of our most straightforwardly American politicians, capable of breathtaking feats of narcissism and corruption, often actively...
Defector Watches A Christmas Movie: ‘Our Little Secret’
This is the time of year when the best, biggest, and most ambitious movies come out. Not Oscar season, but...
What Makes A Scandal | Defector
Welcome to Margin of Error, a politics column from Tom Scocca, editor of the Indignity newsletter, examining the apocalyptic politics, coverage, and...
