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Sean Illing

Sean Illing

Host of The Gray Area

    Latest articles by Sean Illing

    Policy
    What the hell is happening with the stock market? I asked an expert.What the hell is happening with the stock market? I asked an expert.
    Policy

    It’s bad, but no reason to panic.

    By Sean Illing
    Technology
    How big data is helping states kick poor people off welfareHow big data is helping states kick poor people off welfare
    Technology

    “These systems make our values visible to us in a way that calls us to a moral reckoning.”

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    “Unprecedented”: 9 historians on why Trump’s war with the FBI is so stunning“Unprecedented”: 9 historians on why Trump’s war with the FBI is so stunning
    Politics

    “I can’t think of a single time any president has done anything like this.”

    By Sean Illing
    Science
    What the living can learn from the dyingWhat the living can learn from the dying
    Science

    “When we come close to the end of our life, what’s really important makes itself known.”

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    Fareed Zakaria on the most important lesson of the Trump presidencyFareed Zakaria on the most important lesson of the Trump presidency
    Politics

    “If this becomes the new norm, then we’re starting to look like Latin America 40 years ago.”

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    Why social media is terrible for multiethnic democraciesWhy social media is terrible for multiethnic democracies
    Politics

    I don’t see how we can ever trust each other again.” —NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    Trump’s lawyer: the president can’t obstruct justice. 13 legal experts: yes, he can.Trump’s lawyer: the president can’t obstruct justice. 13 legal experts: yes, he can.
    Politics

    “Dowd’s argument is the last refuge of a scoundrel, and it would lead us down a path to despotism.”

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    “Set aside Putin and follow the money”: a Russia expert’s theory of the Trump scandal“Set aside Putin and follow the money”: a Russia expert’s theory of the Trump scandal
    Politics

    Why the collusion story begins with money, not politics.

    By Sean Illing
    Culture
    I interview interesting people for Vox. Here are the 5 coolest conversations I had in 2017.I interview interesting people for Vox. Here are the 5 coolest conversations I had in 2017.
    Culture

    The conversations that challenged me the most, and got me thinking about a difficult problem or provocative idea.

    By Sean Illing
    Culture
    The Punisher is the best pop culture depiction of PTSD in AmericaThe Punisher is the best pop culture depiction of PTSD in America
    Culture

    “PTSD has become a label in society, and that’s a problem.”

    By Sean Illing