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Monica Hesse

Columnist: Washington Post. Writes about gender and society. Author: THE BRIGHTWOOD CODE, a historical mystery, due in May 2024: https://t.co/qKdvRF4RFV

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  • 1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Monica Hesse

    Trump’s lazy insult for liberals is deeply confusing (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s lazy insult for liberals is deeply confusing By Monica Hesse 2025061910002300 The one time I officially lived abroad (Scotland, hardly the ends of the earth; nine months, hardly an eternity), my boyfriend sent a care package that made me cry, which had nothing to do with the boyfriend and everything to do with the fact that the package contained cherry Pop-Tarts.

  • 2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Monica Hesse

    This is truly the darkest, dumbest timeline (washingtonpost.com) This is truly the darkest, dumbest timeline By Monica Hesse 2025061211005600 Before we go any further, I need to get one quick piece of information in here, which we can return to later: A person you have all heard of was apparently embedded with Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the Los Angeles raids that led us to this hellish week, and that person was Dr. Phil. Carrying on.

  • 3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Molly Roberts |Monica Hesse |Ramesh Ponnuru

    Trump-Musk beef: What happens next? (washingtonpost.com) Trump-Musk beef: What happens next? By Molly Roberts; Monica Hesse; Ramesh Ponnuru 2025060619052900 You're reading the Prompt 2025 newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Hell hath no fury like a billionaire scorned. After a few idyllic months of bromance, Elon Musk and Donald Trump have spent the past couple of days embroiled in a furious back-and-forth on social media.

  • 3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Monica Hesse

    How ‘Sister Wives’ explains Trump’s America (washingtonpost.com) How ‘Sister Wives’ explains Trump’s America By Monica Hesse 2025060511001400 One benefit of being a columnist is that every couple of years I get to subject all of you to a close analysis of the reality show "Sister Wives," and it turns out today is that day. What is "Sister Wives"?

  • 3 weeks ago | independent.ie | Monica Hesse

    Billionaire’s move into politics has exposed his dark side and destroyed his reputationI think about Elon Musk mostly as a walking, breathing unforced error. For years he was considered a creative genius, a force for good – who didn’t want a Tesla? – and if you spent much time considering him at all, it was probably in a positive way. To safeguard that reputation, all he had to do was… nothing. Literally nothing.

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4 Nov 24

RT @ron_fournier: “The first woman to hold an executive office in the United States was brought to you courtesy of angry, resentful men who…

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Monica Hesse @MonicaHesse
25 Oct 24

RT @PostGuild: A statement from Post Guild leadership on the Washington Post's decision to not endorse a presidential candidate https://t.c…

Monica Hesse
Monica Hesse @MonicaHesse
7 Aug 24

Well done, America. Whatever anyone else might say about us, 97 percent of us can look at a random amalgamation of letters and say, “Fart.” #spellingbee https://t.co/K0bV1mghpD