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Sean Illing

Sean Illing

Host of The Gray Area

    Latest articles by Sean Illing

    Politics
    Does AG Barr’s summary of the Mueller report “exonerate” Trump? I asked 15 legal experts.Does AG Barr’s summary of the Mueller report “exonerate” Trump? I asked 15 legal experts.
    Politics

    Not quite — but it’s mostly good news for the president.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    How Fox News evolved into a propaganda operationHow Fox News evolved into a propaganda operation
    Politics

    A media scholar on the dangerous evolution of Fox News.

    By Sean Illing
    Race
    How the politics of racial resentment is killing white peopleHow the politics of racial resentment is killing white people
    Race

    A new book explains how racism gets whites to support policies that hurt them.

    By Sean Illing
    This filmmaker spent months interviewing neo-Nazis and jihadists. Here’s what she learned.
    World Politics

    Deeyah Khan, a Muslim woman, met her enemies — and came away more hopeful than ever.

    By Sean Illing
    Why are millennials burned out? Capitalism.
    Culture

    Author Malcolm Harris on why millennials need a revolution.

    By Sean Illing
    The Vox guide to Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation
    10 legal experts on why Trump can’t pardon his way out of the Russia investigation10 legal experts on why Trump can’t pardon his way out of the Russia investigation
    The Vox guide to Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia investigation

    Paul Manafort was convicted again. Here’s what you need to know about the president’s pardon power.

    By Sean Illing
    Culture
    An autopsy of the American dreamAn autopsy of the American dream
    Culture

    A conversation with Tailspin author Steven Brill.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    A philosopher makes the case against free speechA philosopher makes the case against free speech
    Politics

    And I push back.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    The conservative movement was destined to produce TrumpThe conservative movement was destined to produce Trump
    Politics

    Corey Robin on Trump’s place in the conservative tradition.

    By Sean Illing
    The extraordinary therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs, explained
    The mind, explained

    I spent months talking to psychedelic guides and researchers. Here’s what I learned.

    By Sean Illing

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