
Dara Lind
Senior Correspondent
Latest articles by Dara Lind

The US has been a world leader in welcoming refugees. Donald Trump and his son compare them to snakes and Skittles.

A weekend of nonlethal terrorism; the ceasefire in Syria is kaput; Chris Christie knew about Bridgegate.


What the birther debacle shows about Donald Trump’s muddled, ambivalent efforts at black outreach.

Donald Trump sure has a funny way of renouncing birtherism.

He also reportedly ordered that a man be fed to a crocodile; we’ve officially hit the “Democrats panic” phase of the election; Cleveland police kill a 13-year-old over an air rifle.


Melania’s not-as-sketchy-as-it-sounds immigration history, explained.

Plus: Obama promises to lift the last remaining sanctions on Myanmar; Colin Powell’s emails got hacked.

Basically everybody but the wealthiest Americans got wealthier in 2015.

Hillary Clinton’s comments let too many people off the hook.

A new ceasefire in Syria (that may have been violated within an hour); Hillary Clinton adds illness to insult; hey, remember Brexit? What’s up with that, anyway?