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.

Conspiracist, potential mass shooter and favorite of Marjorie Taylor Greene

May 1, 2023 / Comments Off on Conspiracist, potential mass shooter and favorite of Marjorie Taylor Greene

On Discord leaker Jack Teixeira.

Facing embarrassingly weak test case, has SCOTUS’ rightwing supermajority lost its nerve?

April 23, 2023 / Comments Off on Facing embarrassingly weak test case, has SCOTUS’ rightwing supermajority lost its nerve?

The current bid to yank mifepristone off the market is legal hackery whose sponsors deserve points only for shrewd venue-shopping.

Blue states are moving to protect abortion rights and trans rights against a red state power grab

April 11, 2023 / Comments Off on Blue states are moving to protect abortion rights and trans rights against a red state power grab

The far right refined a common playbook for projecting the power of red states beyond their borders, writes Lindsay Beyerstein. 

Idaho Republicans want to keep doctors from treating ectopic pregnancies 

March 24, 2023 / Comments Off on Idaho Republicans want to keep doctors from treating ectopic pregnancies 

It’s all about the uncertainty, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

CDC, FDA eviscerate Doctor Antivax

March 17, 2023 / Comments Off on CDC, FDA eviscerate Doctor Antivax

Ron DeSantis believes that antivax is the fast lane to the White House, and Dr. Ladapo is his eager co-pilot.

Lab leak hearing by House Republicans feels frozen in time

March 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Lab leak hearing by House Republicans feels frozen in time

The chip on Robert Redfield’s shoulder is evidence of nothing, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

Lab can’t leak what it never had

March 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Lab can’t leak what it never had

A “lab accident” is not a conspiracy. However, in 2023, all versions of the lab leak theory presuppose a conspiracy, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.

DeSantis and Doctor Antivax

February 28, 2023 / Comments Off on DeSantis and Doctor Antivax

Florida’s surgeon general is running the anti-vaccination playbook.

On US secrets, Trump stands apart from Biden and Pence

February 21, 2023 / Comments Off on On US secrets, Trump stands apart from Biden and Pence

False equivalence is tempting, writes Lindsay Beyerstein. But don’t.

Did the FBI’s Charles McGonigal sabotage the 2016 election?

February 7, 2023 / Comments Off on Did the FBI’s Charles McGonigal sabotage the 2016 election?

McGonigal was promoted just before the FBI’s October 2016 announcement that it saw no ties between Trump and Russia.