1. the national interest
    How Donald Trump Has Opened the Door for Ted Cruz to WinThe race may well be condensing into a three-way contest between Trump, Marco Rubio, and Cruz.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. oh congress!
    Conservative Representatives Want to Torture Boehner in Retirement, TooThey’re suddenly in favor of cracking down on the post-speakership office perk.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. the national interest
    President Obama Not-So-Subtly Attacks Donald TrumpPresidential shade.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. the national circus
    Only One Thing Can Stop Donald TrumpHis anti-Muslim plan is the latest outrage that only seems to make him stronger.
    By Frank Rich
  5. early and often
    Fox Business Network to Host Yet Another GOP DebateWe came dangerously close to having only one Republican forum in January.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. the national interest
    Never a Need to Reduce Emissions at WSJArguments against green energy reverse completely, but the conclusions stay exactly the same.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. the national interest
    Donald Trump May Not Get the Nomination, But He Has Already WonThe triumph of anti-Muslim bigotry.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. early and often
    Jeb Ad Asks Us to Imagine Having a Bush in the Oval OfficeAnd notes the alternative is Donald Trump.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. early and often
    Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban Is Actually About Ted CruzIslamophobia is a great way to distract people from your rival’s strides in Iowa.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. the national interest
    Marco Rubio: Guns Don’t Kill People, Planes Kill PeopleAn odd new form of civil libertarianism arises.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. the national interest
    Erick Erickson Nostalgic for Anti-Asian RacismCelebrating Pearl Harbor Day, red-state-style.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. politics
    It’s True: Rubio Loves Water Served in stemless glasses, specifically.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  14. q&a
    Karl Rove on the GOP’s Donald Trump ProblemCan the Donald win the nomination? “I think it’s possible,” says the man formerly known as Bush’s brain.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  15. Jimmy Carter’s Cancer is ‘Gone’The 91-year-old former president got the good news from doctors last week.
    By Chas Danner
  16. the national interest
    John Kasich’s ‘Plan’ to Balance the Budget Does Not Actually ExistThe evolution of a campaign myth.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. Cuomo and de Blasio Try to Make Up Over Nice Italian Dinner Did anything get resolved?
    By Jen Kirby
  18. the national interest
    What Happens If Donald Trump Wins the Republican Nomination?Five thoughts on the once-unthinkable.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. early and often
    Ted Cruz’s Foreign-Policy Stance Is Outdated, But It Might Still WorkMaybe being between Rand Paul and Marco Rubio and near Donald Trump is the right place to be.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. the national interest
    How Republican ‘Thought Police’ Enforce Climate-Science DenialDavid Brooks casually drops a reason why no sane person can vote for his party.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. the national interest
    The Case for Optimism in ParisWhy the climate accords are the start of something big.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. politics
    Extremist Republican Rhetoric and the Planned Parenthood AttackIrresponsible words carry risks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. middle east tourism
    Ben Carson Prefers Syrian Refugee Camps to America — for Syrian RefugeesHe visited two camps in Jordan and came away even more convinced that Syrian refugees shouldn’t be accepted into the U.S.
    By Chas Danner
  24. the national interest
    Terrorism in the Age of TrumpWhat’s changed in the right-wing brain since 9/11.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. the national interest
    Ted Cruz and James Woods Love This Country a LotA reconstruction of a historic meeting of the minds.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. early and often
    Is Ted Cruz the Candidate Who Can Beat Donald Trump?He’s polling second in Iowa, so it’s his turn to be the GOP’s primary darling.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. the national circus
    The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Undoing of the GOPCandidates are trying to drum up fears over refugees, but it can’t hide their utter cluelessness when it comes to how to combat ISIS.
    By Frank Rich
  28. early and often
    Donald Trump Got Scolded on Fox News For His Racist RetweetsBy Bill O’Reilly.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. the national interest
    What Marco Rubio Doesn’t Want You to Know About His Abortion PositionA brief deconstruction of his latest evasion.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. politics
    Is Trey Gowdy a Fair Man in an Unfair Town?The chair of the Benghazi Committee on off-message Republicans, the nightmare of conducting an investigation in Congress, and why he won’t be in D.C. five years from now.
    By Marin Cogan
  31. early and often
    Marco Rubio Warns Paris Attacks ‘Could Happen Here’ in First TV AdSome candidates tell voters their life story, Rubio just wants to terrify them.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. early and often
    Donald Trump Makes Racist Point With Wildly Incorrect TweetWhich may originate with an admirer of Hitler.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. in conversation
    In Conversation: DeRay MckessonThe activist talks about the new civil-rights movement he helped launch, the conspiracy theories he’s inspired, and that blue vest.
    By Rembert Browne
  34. black lives matter
    Protester Tackled by Crowd at Trump Rally“Maybe he should have been roughed up,” Trump later wondered.
    By Chas Danner
  35. politics
    Democrat John Bel Edwards Defeats David Vitter in Louisiana Governor’s RaceVitter has also announced he will not run for reelection in the Senate.
    By Chas Danner
  36. donald trump
    Does Donald Trump Actually Want to Register American Muslims?It’s still not clear whether a major U.S. presidential candidate supports an extraordinarily unconstitutional idea.
    By Chas Danner
  37. early and often
    GOP Operative Plans ‘Guerilla Campaign’ to ‘Defeat and Destroy’ Donald TrumpThe plan is to not only ruin Trump, but also convince his supporters to abstain from voting altogether. 
    By Chas Danner
  38. the national interest
    Former Bush Speechwriter Attacks Obama As Vicious Peacemonger“How dare Obama publicly invoke wounded soldiers?!” demands guy with very short memory.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. early and often
    Did the Paris Attacks Actually Give Donald Trump a Boost?His bellicose response to the terror attack isn’t the only reason he’s surging.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. oh florida
    Florida Mayor Pays $4,000 Fine in Loose ChangeBuckets and buckets of pennies
    By Ben Ellman
  41. media
    John Heilemann and Mark Halperin Ponder Game-Changing Deal With MSNBCThe cable network wants to simulcast the duo’s Bloomberg TV politics show, but will two rival networks be able to reach an agreement that benefits all? 
    By Gabriel Sherman
  42. early and often
    Huckabee Sued for Suggesting Kim Davis Has the ‘Eye of the Tiger’Politicians just keep rehashing this story.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. oh congress!
    GOP Battles Syrian Refugee Threat With Vague, Redundant New RestrictionsMeanwhile, a bipartisan Senate bill would address the far more concerning visa-waiver program.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. Ted Cruz Requests That Obama ‘Insult Me to My Face’The senator and presidential candidate did not appreciate President Obama’s comments about his position on Syrian refugees.
    By Jen Kirby
  45. migrant crisis
    Obama Blasts Republicans for Being Afraid of Syrian ‘Widows and Orphans’He said of their rhetoric, “I cannot think of a more potent recruitment tool for ISIL.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. the national interest
    Ben Carson’s Advisers Terrified of Carson Presidency“Nobody has been able to sit down with him and have him get one iota of intelligent information about the Middle East.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. the sports section
    Obama Compares Himself to Aaron RodgersThe Sports Guy interviewed the president for the GQ Men of the Year issue.
    By Joe DeLessio
  48. the national interest
    Obama on Political Correctness: ‘A Recipe for Dogmatism’The necessity of arguing difficult things.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. oh congress!
    GOP May Shut Down Goverment Over Syrian RefugeesSeveral members of Congress want to use the spending bill to block Obama’s plan to admit more refugees.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. trump cards
    Donald Trump Will Solve Refugee Crisis by Building a ‘Safe Zone’ in SyriaIt’s like a Mexican border wall, but more so.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. early and often
    Chris Christie Vows to Protect New Jersey From Orphaned Syrian ToddlersUnlike his Islamophobic rivals, he’s treating Syrians of all ages equally.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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