The Danger of Knowing You’re on the ‘Right Side of History’
The bipartisan sexual-abuse reckoning is an opportunity to tear down tribalism as well.
Andrew Sullivan
Most Recent Articles
Andrew Sullivan: Hope Arrives in Virginia
This week’s elections showed that America is deeply polarized — but now Democrats have the edge.
How the Democrats Are Failing the Resistance
A dose of political reality from Virginia.
This Is What the Trump Abyss Looks Like
With the help of his unyielding followers, the president is weakening our institutions day by day.
BLOGVERTORIAL/SPONSORSHIP AD CODE
Andrew Sullivan: The Issue That Could Lose the Next Election for Democrats
The left increasingly sees any distinction between citizens and noncitizens as racist — and that will only benefit President Trump.
Andrew Sullivan: Trump’s Mindless Nihilism
America is seeing how dangerous and bankrupt political reactionaries’ politics are. In fact, so is Britain.
Kaepernick’s Message Is Getting Lost — Along With the Facts on Race and Police Violence
We must honor the spirit of the protests without losing sight of the underlying statistical reality.
It’s Win-Win When Trump and the Democrats Work Together
But the GOP health bill threatens to destroy their fledgling relationship.
Can Our Democracy Survive Tribalism?
Tribalism was an urge our Founding Fathers assumed we could overcome. And so it has become our greatest vulnerability.
Yes, I’m Dependent on Weed
And perfectly happy to be so.
Andrew Sullivan: The Religious Right’s Suicidal Gay Obsession
Evangelical leaders are destroying their own movement by denying the humanity of LGBT people.
Trump Flaunts His Indifference to the Rule of Law
The Arpaio pardon is the act of an instinctual despot.
The Boston Rally Exposed the Left’s Intolerance of Free Speech
Boston’s mayor, police force, and protesters combined to shut down an event that was open to a wide range of opinions.
Trump’s Charlottesville Response Should Change Everything — and Will Change Nothing
He is, if nothing else, a genius at playing to America’s most alarming tendencies.
Trump’s Reckless Nuclear Bluffing
He’s undermining American national security. Will any Republicans even try to stop him?
A Week of Reckoning
Consider the violence the president has done to the structures of American democracy in just the past seven days.
The Triumph of Obama’s Long Game
The failure of the Republican health-care overhaul is a testament to Obama’s skills, vision, and tenacity.
If Republicans Love Their Country, When Will They Show It?
Even if Trump hasn’t committed a crime, this is the scenario impeachment was created for.
Why Republicans Let Trump Take Over Their Party
He made himself the only alternative to things conservative voters tend to hate.
The Pope’s Pedophile?
Cardinal Pell and the risk Francis took.