1. early and often
    Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Forced Into Runoff Election He failed to win more than 50 percent of the vote in his reelection bid.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. NYPD Commissioner Says Police Had Role in ‘Worst Parts of Black History’“Many of the worst parts of black history would have been impossible without police, too.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  3. Media Organizations Gather Troops and Prepare to Go to War in 2016There are hundreds of people already covering every moment of the 2016 presidential election. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  4. Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill… just as his administration promised to do for months. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  5. the national interest
    Feminists Criticizing Campus Sexual Assault RulesThree serious essays that should challenge our thinking.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. trayvon martin
    No Federal Charges Against George ZimmermanThe Justice Department announced the latest on the case this Tuesday.
    By Jaime Fuller
  8. the national interest
    Bill O’Reilly Is Surprisingly Bad at Making ThreatsA brief tutorial on how to do it right from some legitimate businessmen.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. Alaska Town Bans Pot-Brownie BakingAlaska is now the third state with legal marijuana, but don’t celebrate by cooking it if you live in Wasilla. 
  10. Millennial Lawmaker Selfies Self Into ScandalInstagram establishes itself as a government watchdog. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  11. the national circus
    Why Ben Carson Is the Latest GOP Political UnicornHe’s the sixth-most admired man in America. No wonder the party hopes he’ll stay in the race as long as possible.
    By Frank Rich
  12. jesus christie
    Chris Christie’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month Gets Even WorseA judge ruled that his pension move was illegal.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. When Will Potential 2016 Candidates Discuss the ‘Extraterrestrial Issue’?Activists want our next president to be more transparent about what’s out there.
    By Jaime Fuller
  14. An Idaho Lawmaker Learns a Valuable Lesson About the Female Reproductive SystemNo, a woman can’t swallow a small camera so her doctors can conduct a remote gynecological exam. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  15. 10 Angriest Reactions to Things Actors Said at the OscarsWe expected more erudition from you, actors.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. the national interest
    Rudy Giuliani Revealed Everything You Need to Know About Scott WalkerWhat paranoid murmurings about Obama tell us about the GOP candidates.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. TSA Officer Has Advice for How Congress Can Avoid Shutdown, New Jersey StyleWorking without pay tops the list of things the Department of Homeland Security does not want to do this month. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  18. Scott Walker Doesn’t Know If Obama Is ChristianConcerning comments Giuliani made at a Walker event.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. Introvert Jeb Bush Captivates Press With SilenceDistilling candidates to a single adjective.
    By Jaime Fuller
  20. Canadian MP Blames Tight Underwear for Brief AbsenceBecause “50% off is like catnip to a Winnipegger.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  21. How the Clinton Foundation Is Giving Hillary a HeadacheOr why raising money from foreign countries during your day job could complicate presidential ambitions. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  22. Obama Comes Up With New Excuse to Let People Sign Up for ObamacareThe government sent out incorrect tax data to 800,000 Americans and announces a plan to fight fine haters.
    By Jaime Fuller
  23. the national interest
    If Giuliani’s Obama Smear Wasn’t Racist, What Was It?The mayor makes the fatal error of uttering a sentence in a structure other than noun-verb-9/11.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. early and often
    Giuliani Clarifies That White People Made Obama Hate AmericaSee? Totally not racist.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. terrorism
    Obama Says It Will Take More Than War to Beat ISISAnd defended his decision not to call militant groups “Islamic.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  26. the national interest
    Bobby Jindal: If We’re Smearing Obama’s Patriotism Here, I Want InWhy won’t Giuliani come say crazy stuff at my events, candidate wonders.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. Obama to Fourth Graders: Brace Yourself for No-Fun Vacations AheadTo the forest!
    By Jaime Fuller
  28. 8 Things Besides Planned Parenthood That Are ‘Worse Than ISIS’According to one state representative, Planned Parenthood is worse than a terrorist group. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  29. Is Congress Still Heading for a Shutdown?Congress has yet to fund the Homeland Security Department, a federal court halts Obama’s executive action, and the White House agrees to hit pause. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  30. the national interest
    Scott Walker Embraced by Voodoo EconomistsHere’s a new idea for Republicans: What about cutting taxes for rich people?
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. early and often
    Giuliani Says He Doesn’t Think Obama ‘Loves America’At a Scott Walker event.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. Kate Brown Just Became the Nation’s First Bisexual GovernorThe country has yet to elect an openly LGBT governor, however.
    By Jaime Fuller
  33. Democrats Really Want You to Know They Know Elizabeth WarrenThey love Elizabeth Warren. Did they mention that?
    By Jaime Fuller
  34. the national interest
    Jeb Bush Now Subsisting Entirely on PseudoscienceIt’s not enough for a Republican to think like a caveman. Now you have to eat like one too.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. the national interest
    Obamacare-Hater Can’t Find Single True FactIt’s the Heritage Foundation. We are dealing with morons here.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. The Complete Guide to 2016 Presidential Candidates [Updated]Including Hillary, Rand, and the many bland former governors running against them.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. education
    Why Oklahoma Lawmakers Voted to Ban AP U.S. HistoryConservatives say the test emphasizes “negative aspects” of American history.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. paulitics
    Rand Paul to Enter Presidential Race, Escalate Trolling of 2016 Rivals in AprilApparently his Festivus tweet wasn’t an official announcement.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. Is There an Amtrak Cat Café Car in Your Future?These legislators really want to bring their pets on the Acela Express.
    By Jaime Fuller
  40. give me liberty or x-pro ii
    Would George Washington Have Used a Selfie Stick?George Washington would have never used a selfie stick, because cameras didn’t exist.
    By Jaime Fuller
  41. the national interest
    Poll Confirms the Republican Immigration Shutdown Plan Is Their Worst Idea EverJohn Boehner dials political suicide hotline.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. border patrol
    Federal Judge Halts Obama’s Immigration ActionA day before it was set to go into effect.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. the national interest
    Is the Emerging Democratic Majority Already Dead?The person who helped invent the idea says so.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. the national interest
    There Are No Great and Bad Presidents, Only Red and Blue OnesRethinking presidential greatness in polarized America.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. weird science
    Scott Walker’s High-School Science Teacher Scolds Him for Evolution Dodge“He could have manned up a bit.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. the national interest
    Sorry, Rand Paul, Ronald Reagan Did Not Give Us the Clinton BoomIt’s only, like, his 79th craziest belief, but still.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. the national interest
    Is Political Correctness Good for the Left?We’re thinking about the wrong class of victims.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. environment
    House Passes Keystone Pipeline Bill, Setting Up Presidential VetoBut that still won’t resolve the issue.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. oh congress!
    Congressman Caught Winking at C-SPAN CameraHe claims he was trying to entertain his mom.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. the national interest
    In Two Interviews, Obama Signals the Future of the Democratic PartyTwo interviewers, two different questions, same answer.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. 2016
    Scott Walker Is the First 2016 Candidate With an Iowa OfficeThe space has a “storied Republican political history.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
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