1. the national interest
    John Kasich’s Quest for Glorious MartyrdomMeet the new McCain-Huntsman doomed voice of sanity.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. international affairs
    U.S. Plans to Shift Iraq Strategy, Deploy More Troops After ISIS AdvancesObama admits there’s no “complete strategy” yet, but he’s expected to shift the focus to retaking Ramadi.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. the national interest
    No, Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Strategy Isn’t Bad for AmericaA weird new election meme takes flight.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. the national interest
    The Obamacare Lawsuit Is a Government Shutdown, But for Health CareRemind us how the last shutdown went for Congress. Right.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. early and often
    Lindsey Graham’s GOP Welcomes Caitlyn JennerHe notes that all Americans are hated equally, “in the eyes of radical Islam.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. shmashmortion
    Abortion Rates Decline Across the Country, Cause Is Up for InterpretationBoth sides say it proves they’re right.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. firsts
    César Vargas Just Became New York’s First Undocumented LawyerA case that will certainly give legal scholars something to talk about.
    By Cristian Farias
  9. the national interest
    Hillary Clinton Calls the Republican Bluff on Voting RightsA new idea to make voting easy that Republicans will have to come up with a reason to oppose.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. early and often
    Congress May Ruin Your Trip to CubaThey voted to keep the travel restriction.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. the national interest
    Scientists Drop Science Bomb on Climate-Change SkepticsNow there’s no way conservatives can deny global warming, right?
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. the national interest
    Columnist: Obama Said Government ‘Never Worked’Is Daniel Henninger accurately describing Obama’s comments? You get one guess.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. shmashmortion
    Scott Walker: Rape Pregnancy Worries Will PassAbused women should be able to get their act together within 20 weeks.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. early and awkard
    Ted Cruz Apologizes for Mocking Joe Biden ‘During His Time of Grief’He forgot to cut the Biden jab from his stump speech.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. the national interest
    Is the New Political Correctness Already Dying?Absurdities mount, as does dissent.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. the national interest
    Hillary Clinton Isn’t Very Popular, But She’s Winning AnywayA brief explainer on a bunch of confusing polls.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. city politic
    The Cuomo–de Blasio Spat Could Have Serious Consequences for New YorkersEspecially for the city’s public school students and rent-stabilized tenants.
    By Chris Smith
  18. Report: Desperate Anti-Hillary Democrats Launch Bloomberg 2016 EffortThe former mayor didn’t kick them out of his office, which they consider a good sign.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. the national interest
    Studies Show Paul Ryan Is Wrong and Obama Is Right: You Didn’t Build ThatThe core philosophical debate of the Obama era can be largely settled with facts.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. obituaries
    Scandal Kills the ‘Hastert Rule’; Congressional Gridlock Expected to SurviveThe term “the majority of the majority” lives on.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. early and often
    Jeb Bush Is Not Who You Think He IsHe’s more ruthless than he looks, more conservative than moderates like to believe, and possibly more appealing to Latinos than Marco Rubio.
    By Jennifer Senior
  22. early and awkward
    Senator Bernie Sanders Forced to Clarify That He’s Not a StonerThanks a lot, Obama.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. the national interest
    Dick Cheney Boasts of 7 1/2-Year Record of Preventing TerrorismThe Bush administration was in office for seven and a half years, right?
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. politics
    U.S. Surveillance Powers Lapse After Senate Deal Is BlockedThree parts of the Patriot Act, including bulk phone data collection, have temporarily expired after Rand Paul blocked a deal on surveillance reform.
    By Chas Danner
  25. FIFA, Freddie Gray, and the New Power of the ProsecutorMarilyn Mosby and Loretta Lynch are not just indicting criminals: They’re trying to clean up corrupt cultures.
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  26. Martin O’Malley Gives Hillary Clinton Someone Else to Run AgainstThe third entrant in the Democratic primary faces an uphill struggle to define himself with voters.
    By Marin Cogan
  27. the national interest
    What the Charges Against Laura Kipnis Tell Us About Political CorrectnessA university opens a gender bias investigation against a professor for … writing a column.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. city politic
    Inside the Latest Cuomo–de Blasio Squabble Is a Deeper Divide Over TaxesTwo days of sniping over real-estate regulations.
    By Chris Smith
  29. the national interest
    Obama’s Clean Power Plan Is Modest, But It Can Save the WorldWhy does the coal industry hate a plan that does so little to hurt it?
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. the national interest
    It’s Fake Headline Day in Conservative PunditryA classic genre makes the leap from campus flyers to national publications.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. conservative rap
    Someone Wrote a Rap Song for Ted CruzBecause “we are the greatest nation that’s ever been implanted on the planet.”
    By Chas Danner
  32. crime and punishment
    Will Republicans Follow Nebraska and Give Up the Death Penalty?Nebraska just became the first red state in 40 years to ban capital punishment, a sign that conservative rationale against the practice may be taking hold.
    By Chas Danner
  33. the national interest
    No, the Democrats Have Not Moved Further Left Than Republicans Have Moved RightRepublicans prepare the world for Hillary Clinton’s reign of socialist terror.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. the national circus
    What Does Ireland’s Same-Sex-Marriage Vote Mean for the U.S.?The Irish vote recast the country’s relationship with the Catholic Church. Will America be able to do the same with the religious right?
    By Frank Rich
  35. the national interest
    Former Senate Republicans Admit Obamacare Lawsuit Is CrazyThe latest report reassuring those of us who followed the health-care debate when it happened that we are not completely insane.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. Inside the Clintons’ World of Big-Bucks SpeechesA huge but secret market.
    By Annie Lowrey
  37. the national interest
    The Endurance of BushismRepublican presidential candidates aren’t promising to invade Iraq again. But they are promising Bushonomics.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. political dynasties
    Jeb Bush Finally Getting His Own $1.4 Million House on the Family Compound Unless the topic is Iraq, it’s good to be a Bush.
    By Chas Danner
  39. politics
    Where Is Scott Walker?The Iowa front-runner has been ducking press appearances in favor of controlled, private events.
    By Marin Cogan
  40. the national interest
    Obama Is Defaming Putin, Complains Harper’s Cover StoryAlso, Obama seems to think Ukraine is some kind of independent country.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. the national interest
    New Study Shows Riots Make America ConservativeNonviolent protests work. Violent protests cause a backlash.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. the national circus
    Why GOP Presidential Candidates Can Never Give the Right Answer on Iraq2016 hopefuls Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio bungled their stances, a sign the party still isn’t ready to confront its decade-long denial on the lead-up to the war.
    By Frank Rich
  43. the national interest
    Obamacare: What If the GOP Gets What It Wants?With the Supreme Court decision looming, the right is rethinking its scorched-Earth approach to attacking Obamacare.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. early and often
    How Many 2016 Candidates Can the GOP Handle?With the first debate only three months away, the RNC is trying to separate the front-runner wheat from the also-ran chaff.
    By Chas Danner
  45. equal rites
    Ted Cruz Wonders Why the Left Is So ‘Obsessed With Sex’In response to questions about gay marriage.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. early and awkward
    The Ex-Presidents’ Gravy Train May Be Coming to an EndA House bill would stop the flow of taxpayer dollars to the former presidents, who are all millionaires.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. the national interest
    Fox News: Stop Dehumanizing Fox News As ‘Blonde’Kirsten Powers opposes left-wing political correctness, proposes to replace with with right-wing version.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. hillary watch
    Federal Judge Wants to See Hillary Emails Released Before 2016Staffers are busy sorting out the tens of thousands of printed-out emails.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Jaime Fuller
  49. Was the Iraq War a Crime or a Mistake? Yes.Republicans still won’t admit Bush lied us into war, and liberals are helping them get away with it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. foreign affairs
    Is It Time to Change the Strategy Against ISIS?After the fall of Ramadi, some are wondering if the U.S. is losing another war in Iraq.
    By Chas Danner
  51. hillary watch
    Hillary Has Been Asking Lots of Questions, Seems Less Fond of Answering ThemIn 37 days, she’s only taken 13 questions from journalists.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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