I always love laurence vivek pevsner McSweeney's column but this week I love both the column and his proposed renaming of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations session mcsweeneys.net/articles/why-b…

In England they call Benedict Arnold “an American patriot” and have turned his home into a dentist’s office

have a feeling this is going to be the best trial reading since 12 Angry Men

I somehow got to go to both Wimbledon and Taylor Swift this week and I couldn't help but feel he'd have written this essay today

After barking furiously every time she saw our guest Lawrence #sophiefromromania has decided he may be ok after all - as long as he makes no sudden movements

Walter Shapiro died this weekend. He was a brilliant journalist, a valued longtime fellow Brennan Center, a wise and witty elder of the speechwriter alumni world. All our thoughts to Meryl Gordon and all of Walter's friends and admirers. May his memory be a blessing.

ok this is pretty badass wsj.com/world/europe/e…

I wrote a short story all about book clubs, runaway daughters and well-meaning white women on the path to (something like) radicalization — READ IT IN underscore_magazine !!!! underscoremag.com/issues/suburba…

Our apology expert, laurence vivek pevsner, on the CrowdStrike fiasco and the company's initial statement about it: "It’s the kind of statement you might send out on the work Slack if you accidentally broke the coffee machine, not if you accidentally broke the world." mcsweeneys.net/articles/crowd…

NEW Here are Stephanie Grisham’s full remarks at the Democratic National Convention. Grisham, who served as Trump’s White House Press Secretary, Communications Director, and Chief of Staff to then First Lady Melania Trump, says that Trump has “no empathy, no morals, and no

NEW Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan’s remarks at the Democratic National Convention. Duncan says to Republicans that voting for Kamala Harris doesn’t mean they’re Democrats; it means they’re patriots.

Kenan Thompson on Project 2025: "You ever seen a document that could kill a small animal and democracy at the same time? Here it is."

A huge congratulations to everyone who worked on and at the Democratic National Convention! We're so proud of our Executive Director, KCG, and the former WWWers who served in the writer's room, including Patrick Ross, Chai Karve, and laurence vivek pevsner. Let's win this thing!

Serving in the writers room for the 2024 Democratic National Convention last week was hard but joyful work. The camaraderie in that literal locker room made every speech better. 69 days to go!

For McSweeney's I wrote this week about the timing of two apologies: one from a member of arguably the most popular band ever (I'm too scared to post the name) and the other from the MMA fighter Ronda Rousey. I found her apology surprisingly moving! mcsweeneys.net/articles/bts-r…

"Accepting our mistakes is hard, and it’s especially hard in the moment. It’s smart to apologize as soon as you’ve wronged someone. But it’s better to give a good apology late than a bad apology right away." laurence vivek pevsner mcsweeneys.net/articles/bts-r…

"Celebrities often make a double-tap apology because they tend to apologize quickly and badly." - laurence vivek pevsner with a new Sorry Not Sorry on the recent apologies by Suga of BTS and Ronda Rousey. mcsweeneys.net/articles/bts-r…