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Jay Newton-Small
Newton-Small, a TIME contributor, is the CEO of MemoryWell and author of
Broad Influence
Recent Articles
How to Keep Alzheimer’s From Bringing About the Zombie Apocalypse
I tried to kill my father for years. To be fair, I was following his wishes. He’d made it clear that when he no longer recognized me, when he could no longer talk, when the...
By Jay Newton-Small
November 20, 2019
The First 2020 Democratic Primary Debate Will Almost Certainly Skip A Key Healthcare Issue
Gracyn Robinson is a single mom of three. The 48-year-old worries about putting her kids through school, paying her rent and maintaining her job security as an interior designer for senior centers. But, on top...
By Jay Newton-Small
June 26, 2019
A Growing American Crisis: Who Will Care for the Baby Boomers?
Tens of millions of caregivers are already unpaid and overwhelmed
By Jay Newton-Small
February 15, 2019
Silicon Valley Is a Boys Club. But This City Is Surprisingly Good for Women in Tech
"Here women-run companies can grow big"
By Jay Newton-Small
February 27, 2018
What Happens When Women Reach a Critical Mass of Influence
If it seems like the structures that enable sexism are exploding, that's because they scientifically are, according to the theory of critical mass. When women reached 20% in the Senate, they went after the Pentagon...
By Jay Newton-Small
November 9, 2017
Why So Many Women Abandoned Hillary Clinton
The candidate expected—and needed—them to elect America's first female president
By Jay Newton-Small
November 10, 2016
Why Donald Trump Has Already Lost
His support amongst white women is cratering
By Jay Newton-Small
October 17, 2016
Here’s What Happens If the Electoral College Ties
It's unlikely, but still possible
By Jay Newton-Small
September 8, 2016
Here's Why Zika Funding Is Stalled
Correction appended, Sept. 6, 2016 The U.S. Senate came back on Tuesday from its longest summer recess in 60 years and the first thing it did was fail to pass a bill to address the...
By Jay Newton-Small
September 6, 2016
Congress Returns to a Stalemate Over Spending
In an election year, Congress’s work traditionally dwindles to one job: keeping the government running. This year is no exception, but with Washington more polarized than ever even doing that one thing is looking increasingly...
By Jay Newton-Small
September 6, 2016
How Tuesday's Primaries Reflect the 2016 Elections
Just because it’s August and the lead up Labor Day weekend doesn’t mean that politics is totally asleep. On Tuesday, congressional primary voters in Arizona and Florida will head to the polls to pick their...
By Jay Newton-Small
August 30, 2016
GOP Candidates Calculate Whether to Cut Ties With Trump
U2 songs are ubiquitous at any campaign event, Democratic or Republican. To get crowds fired up or inspired “City of Blinding Lights,” “Vertigo,” “Walk On,” and “Beautiful Day” are all staples. But for Republicans struggling...
By Jay Newton-Small
August 23, 2016
What My Week of Jury Duty Taught Me About Race
Not everyone on the jury saw our case about assault the same way
By Jay Newton-Small
August 18, 2016
Khizr Khan Feels Sorry for GOPers Who Support Trump
“It is so sad"
By Jay Newton-Small
August 2, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s Acceptance Speech Delivery Gets Panned on Twitter
Everyone's a critic
By Jay Newton-Small
July 29, 2016
An Italian Politician Campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia
The leader of the progressives in the European Parliament warns of Donald Trump
By Jay Newton-Small
July 28, 2016
Feminist Majority Founder Glories in 'Long Overdue' Moment
'I've always been surprised at how hard it is'
By Jay Newton-Small / Philadelphia
July 28, 2016
Democratic Convention Protesters United By Anger, Not Issues
Even a yellow python makes an appearance
By Jay Newton-Small/Philadelphia
July 27, 2016
Lobbyists Celebrate Democratic Party's New Embrace at Convention
With a new policy, a taboo ends
By Jay Newton-Small
July 26, 2016
Ivanka Trump Steals the Show
Introducing her father on Thursday night at the Republican National Convention, Ivanka Trump proved herself her father’s most effective surrogate, all but stealing the show in a convention that until that moment was marked by...
By Jay Newton-Small / Cleveland
July 21, 2016
How Mike Pence Tried to Heal the Republican Rift
After Texas Sen. Ted Cruz pointedly failed to endorse Donald Trump in his primetime speech at the Republican convention, it was left to the two other keynote speakers to repair the damage. The first to...
By Jay Newton-Small / Cleveland
July 21, 2016
When Was America Last Great? Here's What Republican Delegates Said
Republican delegates say the 1980’s and the 1950’s
By Jay Newton-Small / Cleveland
July 21, 2016
Ann Coulter Wins the Week
The conservative provocateur is loving this Republican convention
By Jay Newton-Small / Cleveland
July 20, 2016
Trump's Pollster Argues He'd Do More for Women
Kellyanne Conway says Trump is and will gain ground with female voters
By Jay Newton-Small / Cleveland
July 19, 2016
Donald Trump Corporate Advisors Meet In Cleveland
The meeting coincided with the Republican National Convention
By Jay Newton-Small / Cleveland
July 19, 2016
Meet the Rising Star Who Spoke at the Republican Convention
Sen. Tom Cotton hopes that his speech at the Republican national convention will be a precursor to another in four or eight years accepting the nomination. The freshman Senator from Arkansas, a rising star in...
By Jay Newton-Small / Cleveland
July 18, 2016
Gingrich Says He Encouraged Trump to Pick Pence
'I thought that Pence was the right choice'
By Jay Newton-Small / Cleveland
July 18, 2016
Pro-Trump Rally is Small, Peaceful and Hating on Clinton
James Hassinger, 73, got up early Monday and rode his FLS Harley Davidson bike 120 miles from his home in Cambridge, Ohio, to attend his first-ever political rally. “I’m an anybody-but-what-we-got supporter,” the retired heating...
By Jay Newton-Small / Cleveland
July 18, 2016
Ryan Will Open RNC While Battling a Primary Challenge
As Ryan's influence grows, he becomes more of a target
By Jay Newton-Small
July 17, 2016
There Is a Simple Solution to America’s Policing Problem: More Female Cops
From Cagney & Lacey to The Closer, Hollywood has long dreamed of powerful women police officers, unfortunately the reality on the ground is nothing like what we see on the screen. In 2013, the most...
By Jay Newton-Small
July 14, 2016
Dallas Doubtful That Obama Can Bridge Its Divide
Expectations that Obama can change things are low
By Jay Newton-Small / Dallas
July 11, 2016
Dallas Police Chief: 9 Officers Were Wounded
Dallas Police Chief David Brown said Monday that the number of officers wounded by bullets or bullet fragments exchanging gun fire with alleged shooter Micah Johnson in last week’s attack is now nine, up from...
By Jay Newton-Small / Dallas
July 11, 2016
Mourning and Anger in Dallas
Three days after the massacre of police at Dallas, activists and protesters take stock
By Jay Newton-Small
July 10, 2016
Investigators Looking Into if Dallas Shooter Had Help
The shooter wasn’t linked to any terrorist groups, but his “extremism was Afro-centric,” Rawlings says
By Jay Newton-Small
July 10, 2016
Alleged Dallas Shooter Micah Johnson Was 'Normal' Kid From Middle-Class Neighborhood
Neighbors expressed shock and grief at the idea that the boy they knew turned into a cop killer
By Jay Newton-Small/Mesquite, Texas
July 9, 2016
Rumors, Accusations and Fear Roil Dallas’ Black Lives Matter Community
Activists search for connections to the alleged shooter and sort conspiracies from answers
By Jay Newton-Small/Dallas
July 9, 2016
Falsely Accused Dallas 'Suspect' Fears for His Life
Mark Hughes exercised his Second Amendment right, and nearly died for it
By Jay Newton-Small/Dallas
July 9, 2016
Can Female Leaders Like Clinton Dream Big?
In recent days, Hillary Clinton put out a plan that would provide free college tuition for many Americans. The move was a departure from the complex plan she introduced last summer to make college more...
By Jay Newton-Small
July 8, 2016
Could Theresa May Be Shoved Off A Glass Cliff?
Crises help women get elected. But are they being set up for failure?
By Jay Newton-Small
July 6, 2016
Congress Plays Chicken With Zika
Never mind dire health warnings as the disease spreads, Congress has politics to play
By Jay Newton-Small
June 30, 2016
Meet the Woman Behind the Democratic Sit-In
Another Lewis and Clark
By Jay Newton-Small
June 23, 2016
Survivors Mark Anniversary of Charleston Shooting
Watching the news, they pray others will also find grace
By Jay Newton-Small
June 17, 2016
Democratic Senators Filibuster for Gun Control
In the wake of the Orlando massacre, Democratic senators are taking a stand to force through some legisaltion
By Jay Newton-Small
June 15, 2016
Clinton Stands on the Shoulders of Other Female Candidates
There always has to be a first. Though she just became the first woman to clinch the nomination of either major U.S. political party, Hillary Clinton wasn’t by any stretch the first woman to run...
By Jay Newton-Small
June 8, 2016
Clinton Stands on the Shoulders of Other Female Candidates
Correction appended, June 9 There always has to be a first. Though she just became the first woman to clinch the nomination of either major U.S. political party, Hillary Clinton wasn’t by any stretch the...
By Jay Newton-Small
June 7, 2016
Republican Senator Not Yet Ready to Endorse Trump
'He is so unpredictable that perhaps tomorrow he will change his style'
By Jay Newton-Small
June 6, 2016
Grover Norquist: Trump Would Be Most Fiscally Conservative Since Reagan
A Q&A on fiscal conservatism, Trump's policies and Reagan's true heir
By Jay Newton-Small
June 3, 2016
Is Hillary Clinton 'Likable Enough'?
Female candidates face a double standard running for executive office
By Jay Newton-Small
May 25, 2016
Why Donald Trump Is Targeting 'Security Moms'
But experts doubt the strategy will work
By Jay Newton-Small
May 17, 2016
Sebelius Hails Supreme Court Decision as 'Win for Women'
TIME Exclusive: Former HHS secretary on SCOTUS Obamacare ruling
By Jay Newton-Small
May 17, 2016
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