Virginia HeffernaninART + marketingDon’t Trust the Media. Trust Yourself.It can be hard work—and the travel gets expensive—but it’s better than being lied to.May 6, 20173May 6, 20173
Virginia HeffernanThis Is What Makes My Head Spin.THIS is what makes my head spin: The president is not a moral figure in any idiom, any land, any culture, any subculture. I’m not talking…Apr 24, 20174Apr 24, 20174
Virginia HeffernanDomestic Abuse in the HomelandI no longer fear “normalization.” I fear that each blow to the head will be explicitly explained and contextualized by actors paid to…Mar 22, 2017Mar 22, 2017
Virginia HeffernanA Day Without Hillary ClintonThis piece originally appeared in Political Objects. Reprinted here for International Women’s Day and the Women’s Strike…Mar 8, 2017Mar 8, 2017
Virginia HeffernanLet the End Times RollRemembering a time in 2009 when I partied with the Collapsitarians, who now remind me of Steve Bannon.Feb 13, 20172Feb 13, 20172
Virginia HeffernanHey, Mr. President: Go to ChurchMost presidents make a credible show of faith and openly discuss how belief guides their choices, but Donald Trump has to be the least…Jan 24, 2017Jan 24, 2017
Virginia HeffernaninExtra NewsfeedInauguration DayThe old forget: yet all shall be forgot, But she’ll remember with advantages What feats she did that day: then shall our names. Familiar in…Jan 15, 20171Jan 15, 20171
Virginia HeffernanWhat Might Happen With This PresidentGetting very specific about the possible consequences of the incoming administration is helping me sort out hysteria from useful and…Dec 30, 20167Dec 30, 20167
Virginia HeffernanYOU CAN HANDLE BEING CALLED AN UGLY FOOLand you absolutely cannot stop talking back to this administrationDec 21, 20167Dec 21, 20167