1. the national interest
    What Happens If Donald Trump Wins the Republican Nomination?Five thoughts on the once-unthinkable.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. 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    Ted Cruz’s Foreign-Policy Stance Is Outdated, But It Might Still WorkMaybe being between Rand Paul and Marco Rubio and near Donald Trump is the right place to be.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
  3. 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
  4. the national interest
    The Case for Optimism in ParisWhy the climate accords are the start of something big.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. politics
    Extremist Republican Rhetoric and the Planned Parenthood AttackIrresponsible words carry risks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. 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
  8. the national interest
    Terrorism in the Age of TrumpWhat’s changed in the right-wing brain since 9/11.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. the national interest
    Ted Cruz and James Woods Love This Country a LotA reconstruction of a historic meeting of the minds.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. early and often
    Donald Trump Got Scolded on Fox News For His Racist RetweetsBy Bill O’Reilly.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. early and often
    Donald Trump Makes Racist Point With Wildly Incorrect TweetWhich may originate with an admirer of Hitler.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. 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
  18. black lives matter
    Protester Tackled by Crowd at Trump Rally“Maybe he should have been roughed up,” Trump later wondered.
    By Chas Danner
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. oh florida
    Florida Mayor Pays $4,000 Fine in Loose ChangeBuckets and buckets of pennies
    By Ben Ellman
  25. 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
  26. early and often
    Huckabee Sued for Suggesting Kim Davis Has the ‘Eye of the Tiger’Politicians just keep rehashing this story.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. the national interest
    Obama on Political Correctness: ‘A Recipe for Dogmatism’The necessity of arguing difficult things.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. the national interest
    The Return of Republican IslamophobiaWhy the right demands a clash of civilizations.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. early and awkward
    Democratic Campaign Staffers ‘Surprised’ No One Watched Saturday Night DebateWho knew people would rather go out than watch a political debate?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. early and often
    Key Moments of the Second Democratic DebateBetween playing defense on foreign policy and her weird 9/11 answer, it was a tougher night for Hillary Clinton.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. the national interest
    Fighting Terrorism Was the Biggest Weakness of the Bush Administration More revelations confirm Bush did the exact opposite of keeping us safe.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. national affairs
    And John Kasich Is the Angry One?In this year’s GOP primary, centrism is the unhinged position.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  41. trump cards
    The Best of Trump’s 95-Minute Rant CompilationHis speech featured the hits “How Stupid Are Iowans?” and a performance of the Ben Carson knife incident.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. stuck in the mittle
    GOP Sticks With Trump and Carson, But Can’t Stop Fantasizing About Romney 2016Mitt could still come back and whisk them away, right? Right?!
    By Jonah Shepp
  43. um what?
    Trump Compares Ben Carson’s ‘Pathological Temper’ to Child Molesting“I’m not bringing up anything that’s not in his book.”
    By Jonah Shepp
  44. early and often
    How Bobby Jindal and a Decade-Old Sex Scandal Might Bring Down David VitterThe scandal-plagued senator, who’s running for Louisiana governor, may have finally met his match.
    By Marin Cogan
  45. the national interest
    Ben Carson Knows Nothing About Public Policy and Does Not Seem to CareA close read of the candidate’s train-wreck answers to basic questions.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. the national circus
    The Fox Business GOP Debate Was Boring — and RiggedThe moderators practically let the candidates rehearse their stump speeches, and it’s unlikely anyone will knock Trump or Carson from atop the polls. 
    By Frank Rich
  47. early and often
    The Key Moments of the 4th Republican Presidential DebateCandidates got their wish for a more substantive debate, but it was also more boring.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  48. the national interest
    Republican Candidates Have Trouble Making the Case for ChangeThey have forgotten why Obama’s America is so terrible.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. the national interest
    Can We Start Taking Political Correctness Seriously Now?“Help me get this reporter out of here. I need some muscle over here.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. early and often
    What You Need to Know About the 4th GOP DebateCan the media conduct a debate conservatives consider fair and substantive? Fox Business News and The Wall Street Journal are going to try.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. environmentalism
    Did Obama’s Decision to Nix the Keystone XL Pipeline Help Save the World?Empty symbolism? Or a turning of the tide in the climate fight?
    By Chas Danner
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