
David Faris
David Faris is a professor of political science at Roosevelt University and the author of "It's Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics." He's a frequent contributor to Newsweek and Slate, and his work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New Republic and The Nation, among others.
Latest articles by David Faris
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5 best movie sequels of all time
The Week Recommends The second time is only sometimes as good as the first
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The best TV shows based on movies
The Week Recommends A handful of shows avoid derivative storytelling and craft bold narrative expansions
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The best film prequels of all time
The Week Recommends Balancing new information with what the audience already knows is a perilous tightrope
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The 5 best TV reboots of all time
The Week Recommends Finding an entirely new cast to play beloved characters is harder than it looks
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Why passkeys are the next frontier in digital security
The Explainer A disruptive new technology promises to put passwords to bed forever — but not yet
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Zohran Mamdani: the young progressive likely to be New York City's next mayor
In The Spotlight The policies and experience that led to his meteoric rise
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The best film reboots of all time
The Week Recommends Creativity and imagination are often required to breathe fresh life into old material
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5 high-concept animated science fiction shows for grown-ups
The Week Recommends How filmmakers are using a different medium to bring visionary science fiction to life
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5 password habits that put you at risk
The Explainer These common — and understandable — password shortcuts are a hacker's dream
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When did computer passwords become a thing?
The Explainer People have been racking their brains for good codes for longer than you might think
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America's favorite fast food restaurants
The Explainer There are different ways of thinking about how Americans define how they most like to spend their money on burgers, tacos and fried chicken
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3 varied alternatives to X for when you simply cannot with the new iteration of Twitter
The Explainer These competing microblogging sites have struggled to catch up to Elon Musk's market behemoth
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What is Kash Patel's net worth?
The Explainer The FBI Director's mid-career transformation into conservative influencer has paid huge financial dividends
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What is JD Vance's net worth?
In Depth The vice president parlayed his Ivy League legal education into riches and a meteoric rise to the top of American politics
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Nayib Bukele: the Salvadoran ally in Trump's deportation machine
In the Spotlight El Salvador's popular strongman rose to power promising to make his country safe
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'Severance' and the best tech dystopia shows
The Week Recommends If the Apple TV+ hit increased your appetite for bleak futurism, you have additional options
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Inside the contested birth years of generations
The Explainer Battles over where Gen Z ends and Gens Alpha and Beta begin remain ongoing
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Kaja Kallas: the EU's new chief diplomat shaping the future of European defense
In the Spotlight The former Estonian Prime Minister's status as an uncompromising Russia hawk has gone from liability to strength
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Why did Americans stop using beef tallow and why is it back?
The Explainer A national turn away from saturated animal fats led to a big change in food preparation
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What is Tucker Carlson's net worth?
The Explainer The far-right media figure has made millions since his embrace of Trumpism
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What is Mark Zuckerberg's net worth?
In Depth The Meta magnate's products are a part of billions of lives
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What is Mark Cuban's net worth?
In Depth Not every Trump-era billionaire has gone full MAGA
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What is Jeff Bezos' net worth?
In Depth The Amazon tycoon and third richest person in the world made his fortune pioneering online retail
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A running list of Tulsi Gabbard's controversies
In Depth Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence has a history of ideological reversals
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