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Sean Illing

Sean Illing

Host of The Gray Area

    Latest articles by Sean Illing

    World Politics
    Tillerson is trying to avoid war with North Korea. Trump says he’s “wasting his time.”Tillerson is trying to avoid war with North Korea. Trump says he’s “wasting his time.”
    World Politics

    This is not how diplomacy is done.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    Steve Mnuchin: we’re not cutting taxes for rich people. Bernie Sanders: yes, you are.Steve Mnuchin: we’re not cutting taxes for rich people. Bernie Sanders: yes, you are.
    Politics

    Sanders rips the administration’s talking points on ABC’s This Week.

    By Sean Illing
    Culture
    Can the NFL fire players for kneeling during the anthem? 9 Legal experts say yes.Can the NFL fire players for kneeling during the anthem? 9 Legal experts say yes.
    Culture

    It might be wrong and dangerous, but it’s not unconstitutional.

    By Sean Illing
    Culture
    The woman at the center of #Gamergate gives zero fucks about her hatersThe woman at the center of #Gamergate gives zero fucks about her haters
    Culture

    “We don’t have to be tolerant of other people’s intolerance. That’s bullshit, frankly.”

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    9 questions with Adam Gopnik9 questions with Adam Gopnik
    Politics

    “Open societies are beacons leading us onward, but closed societies are magnets, drawing us back.”

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    An expert on “don’t ask, don’t tell” makes the case against Trump’s trans banAn expert on “don’t ask, don’t tell” makes the case against Trump’s trans ban
    Politics

    We’ve tried this before. It’s not only discriminatory, it also doesn’t work.

    By Sean Illing
    World Politics
    The rise of AI is sparking an international arms raceThe rise of AI is sparking an international arms race
    World Politics

    Elon Musk thinks it’s the most likely cause of WWIII.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    Can these Democratic attorneys general save DACA? I asked 9 legal experts.Can these Democratic attorneys general save DACA? I asked 9 legal experts.
    Politics

    A group of 16 Democratic and nonpartisan state attorneys general filed suit to keep the program going.

    By Sean Illing
    Tyler Cowen doesn’t believe in progress, and he wishes you didn’t either
    Technology

    ”That we cannot avoid believing in progress may also prove to be our undoing.”

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    Is Mike Pence guilty of obstruction of justice? I asked 7 legal experts.Is Mike Pence guilty of obstruction of justice? I asked 7 legal experts.
    Politics

    The vice president has a lot of questions to answer.

    By Sean Illing

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