Lindsay Beyerstein

Lindsay Beyerstein covers legal affairs, health care and politics for the Editorial Board. An award-winning documentary filmmaker, she’s a judge for the Sidney Hillman Foundation. Find her @beyerstein.

Why are some liberals turning Charlie Kirk into a martyr for liberal democracy?

September 15, 2025 / Comments Off on Why are some liberals turning Charlie Kirk into a martyr for liberal democracy?

Holding him up as a champion of dialogue paints him in a false light to millions who might only know him in death, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

The humanities don’t threaten science. Trump does

August 20, 2025 / Comments Off on The humanities don’t threaten science. Trump does

Yale’s Evan Morris is shockingly naive, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

No, Maxwell’s Supreme Court gamble won’t shield Trump

August 8, 2025 / Comments Off on No, Maxwell’s Supreme Court gamble won’t shield Trump

Lindsay Beyerstein explains why.

Trump is not going to beat pedophilia suspicions by calling in favors from nation’s most notorious living pedophile

July 25, 2025 / Comments Off on Trump is not going to beat pedophilia suspicions by calling in favors from nation’s most notorious living pedophile

Witness tampering as reality TV, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

Maga’s headed for schism

July 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Maga’s headed for schism

The Epstein case is a particularly effective wedge because Trump’s conspiracist base feels humiliated, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

Trump declares war on blue cities

July 1, 2025 / Comments Off on Trump declares war on blue cities

Last month, he tied the Big Lie to the Great Replacement on the world stage, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

By any objective standard, Stephen Miller is a hater

June 20, 2025 / Comments Off on By any objective standard, Stephen Miller is a hater

Terry Moran erred only in deleting his tweet, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

Owning the libs by helping the next pandemic begin

June 9, 2025 / Comments Off on Owning the libs by helping the next pandemic begin

Kennedy and Oz befriend diseased ostriches, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

Allegations of rape are a career-booster for Hegseth

January 24, 2025 / Comments Off on Allegations of rape are a career-booster for Hegseth

Winning strategy? Be like Trump, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

Whether the Kremlin is paying Gabbard is beside the point

December 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Whether the Kremlin is paying Gabbard is beside the point

The problem is she genuinely loves conspiracy theories.