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.

Vaccines are the welfare state’s crowning achievement. Naturally, the right hates them

April 29, 2021 / Comments Off on Vaccines are the welfare state’s crowning achievement. Naturally, the right hates them

If that’s how they want it, fine, says Lindsay Beyerstein.

Capitol cop Brian Sicknick died of natural causes, but don’t kid yourself. The insurgency killed him

April 21, 2021 / Comments Off on Capitol cop Brian Sicknick died of natural causes, but don’t kid yourself. The insurgency killed him

It might not be murder, but his assailants hastened his death.

Q is exposed. Will he face consequences?

April 16, 2021 / Comments Off on Q is exposed. Will he face consequences?

Probably not, writes Lindsay Beyerstein. Lying isn’t a crime.

What North Carolina’s newest anti-trans bill says about the lopsided alliance pushing for it

April 9, 2021 / Comments Off on What North Carolina’s newest anti-trans bill says about the lopsided alliance pushing for it

Lindsay Beyerstein explains the politics of TERFs.

Glenn Greenwald appears to believe there’s a constitutional right to PayPal. That’s weird

March 29, 2021 / Comments Off on Glenn Greenwald appears to believe there’s a constitutional right to PayPal. That’s weird

A Pulitzer winner ought to know better, writes Lindsay Beyerstein

The history you did not know behind the push to make the District of Columbia a new state

March 23, 2021 / Comments Off on The history you did not know behind the push to make the District of Columbia a new state

Why is DC second-class? Racism, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

Chauvin’s attorney is back on his bullshit

March 19, 2021 / Comments Off on Chauvin’s attorney is back on his bullshit

A version of the fraudulent “excited delirium” play, writes Lindsay Beyerstein

No ‘Hyde’ in American Rescue Act. That’s a BFD

March 11, 2021 / Comments Off on No ‘Hyde’ in American Rescue Act. That’s a BFD

Democrats step toward ending funding restrictions on abortion.

Why right-wing fetishes are never benign

March 6, 2021 / Comments Off on Why right-wing fetishes are never benign

Lindsay Beyerstein explains a relentlessly false GOP narrative.

The GOP’s special Anti-Choice Math

February 26, 2021 / Comments Off on The GOP’s special Anti-Choice Math

Lindsay Beyerstein explains how the Republicans do abortion politics.