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Sean Illing

Sean Illing

Host of The Gray Area

    Latest articles by Sean Illing

    Politics
    Matt Taibbi on Donald Trump’s strange appealMatt Taibbi on Donald Trump’s strange appeal
    Politics

    “He’s what a lot of Americans would be if they had a billion dollars.”

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    The grand global political lesson of the moment: we have no idea what’s possibleThe grand global political lesson of the moment: we have no idea what’s possible
    Politics

    How the refugee crisis, Trump, and Brexit signal a world in flux.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    The fake news problem isn’t nearly as bad as you might thinkThe fake news problem isn’t nearly as bad as you might think
    Politics

    A Stanford researcher talks about his study on the role of false stories in the 2016 election.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    Why this professor sees Trump as “an opportunity to imagine a new kind of politics”Why this professor sees Trump as “an opportunity to imagine a new kind of politics”
    Politics

    Professor Eddie Glaude Jr. on Trump’s victory and the future of race and politics in America.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    Trump biographer: “He’s an actor who’s been playing himself for his entire life”Trump biographer: “He’s an actor who’s been playing himself for his entire life”
    Politics

    Donald Trump, explained by a man who’s spent hours talking to him.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    How the crowd at the Trump inauguration reflected our divided politicsHow the crowd at the Trump inauguration reflected our divided politics
    Politics

    “Today is supposed to be a celebration, but instead it’s just ... crushing.”

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    A former CIA analyst explains how to read the Trump dossierA former CIA analyst explains how to read the Trump dossier
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    Politics

    One reason to be skeptical: the way it’s written.

    By Sean Illing
    Politics
    Was BuzzFeed wrong to publish the Trump dossier? This media ethicist says yes.Was BuzzFeed wrong to publish the Trump dossier? This media ethicist says yes.
    Politics

    “They were serving themselves and their own clicks.” –Kelly McBride, vice president of Poynter

    By Sean Illing
    Culture
    Are you an egotist? Here’s why the answer is probably yes.Are you an egotist? Here’s why the answer is probably yes.
    Culture

    An interview with Ryan Holiday, author of Ego Is the Enemy.

    By Sean Illing
    World Politics
    How America’s “war on terror” was (unwittingly) designed to last foreverHow America’s “war on terror” was (unwittingly) designed to last forever
    World Politics

    “We’ve created in the war on terror a perpetual motion machine.” —Mark Danner, author of Spiral

    By Sean Illing