Beatrice Neilson

5 Articles

Opinion: Political violence for thee, but not for me

Three hours. That is how long Charlie Kirk had been dead before a Republican commentator was calling for civil war. “They are at war with...

Opinion: Trump’s game of tariff peekaboo evinces the weakness of a lame-duck president

Growing up, my family used to drive to Maine every summer. The car ride took six hours, during which my two sisters and I...

Opinion: Call Her Cronkite?

A trusted anchor for the CBS Evening News and a defining figure of the 20th century, Walter Cronkite was the man whose voice could...

Opinion: JD Vance flunks the beer test—and the debate

One of the oldest cliches in American politics is the so-called “beer test:” which candidate would you rather have a beer with? It’s one of those...

Opinion: Harris’s button-pushing debate performance spoke to older siblings everywhere

A few years ago, my little sister Molly got a really unfortunate haircut that made her look like Macaulay Culkin in “Home Alone." Naturally, I mercilessly...