1. the national interest
    The Congressional Budget Office and the Bizarre, Partisan Jobs DebateSuddenly, the budget geeks matter.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. Getting to Know Hillary the DiplomatDo Hillary Clinton’s years at the State Department offer insight into what kind of president she would be?
    By Chris Smith
  3. the national interest
    Obama Apologizes for Smearing Art History MajorsA great historical wrong, corrected.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. the national interest
    Do Liberals Want to Kill Iron Man?A new parable for the one percent.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. cuomolot
    Ridiculous 2016 Speculation: Cuomo’s Twitter EditionWhy would he be spouting presidential facts on Monday?!
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. the national interest
    Susan Patton, Tom Perkins Announce Trolling MergerPrinceton mom plus Progressive Kristillnacht equals genius.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. talking about the weather
    De Blasio Retreats From the Press Amid a Storm of Negative HeadlinesThis will not help him.
    By Adam Martin
  9. the national interest
    How Chris Christie Ruled the New Jersey MachineMeet the new boss.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. the national interest
    Voting Also Reminds Tom Perkins of KristallnachtWe can Nazi why this man keeps opening his mouth.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. oh congress!
    Schumer Urges House to Pass Immigration Reform Without BoehnerUsing an obscure legislative tactic.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. Despite De Blasio Insisting It Wasn’t a Snow Day, Most Kids Took One AnywayAttendance was 44.7 percent.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. de mayor
    Bill de Blasio, Rudy Giuliani Shrug Off Mayor’s Call to Cops [Updated]“He’s a new mayor,” said Giuliani. “Give him a break.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  14. the national interest
    Karl Rove: Presidents Who Leave Deficits, Bad Economies, and War Are the WorstHe’s a treasure trove.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. president of cool
    Obama Loves True Detective, Game of ThronesIt’s not real life, it’s HBO.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  16. paulitics
    Rand Paul’s Team Accused of Plagiarizing Lawsuit Against NSAWe’re lucky dueling is still illegal.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. do no harm
    Obamacare Enrollment Was Better Than Expected Last MonthFor the first time.
  18. people who will not run for president in 2016
    Joe Scarborough Revives His Fake 2016 Presidential CampaignHe “won’t rule anything out.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. the national interest
    How House Republicans Screwed Their Next Presidential NomineeThe party’s YOLO wing decides not to reform immigration.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. politics
    The NYPD Suddenly Has Loose Lips in de Blasio’s New YorkRecent leaks are a departure from Ray Kelly’s department.
    By Chris Smith
  21. jesus christie
    Christie Declares He’s Moving Past Scandal ‘Disappointment,’ Resumes 2016 PushAnd lashes out at De Blasio.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. the national interest
    In Staggering Triumph, Debt Ceiling IncreasedU-S-A! U-S-A!
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. politics
    Phil Roe Doesn’t Need Obamacare: He’s ‘Fixed’ Tennessee’s Phil Roe, ladies and gentlemen.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  24. the national interest
    Clarence Thomas Nostalgic for Race-Neutral Days of 1960s GeorgiaPeople didn’t talk about race back then, for some reason.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. talking heads
    Bill O’Reilly Selling Deeply Uninsightful Notes From ‘Historic’ Obama InterviewCurrent bid: $11,200.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  26. do no harm
    Obamacare Employer Mandate Gets Another ExtensionRepublicans updated their objections for the Olympics.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. reefer madness
    Rubio Refuses to Be Kids’ Excuse for Smoking PotThough all the cool 2016 GOP candidates are doing it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. de blasio’s new york
    Mayor De Blasio Doubles Down on Taxing the RichHis first State of the City made it clear that remained his overriding goal.
    By Chris Smith
  29. the national interest
    John Boehner Fully in Control on Debt CeilingDo not be alarmed.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. the national interest
    The Obamacare Bailouts Are Finally HereAnd they’re Republican.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. oh new jersey
    Chris Christie Scandal Leaves Disrespected Barbara Buono Free to Dis EveryoneThe defeated Democrat airs out Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, and more.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  32. spy games
    Greenwald Launches Intercept, Links NSA, DronesThe new site reveals its point of view from the jump.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. the national interest
    How Obamacare Became the New WelfarePaul Ryan has somehow been misinformed again.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. bridge jam
    Chris Christie Betrayed by Staff AgainThey reportedly sent out an angry memo without showing him first.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  35. new york’s finest
    NYPD Really Wants to Keep Stopping and FriskingPolice unions are trying to block De Blasio’s settlement.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  36. oh congress!
    Boehner Says Immigration Reform Isn’t Happening, Claims It’s Obama’s FaultRepublicans can’t trust him to get things done.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. the national interest
    Public Education’s Weird Ideological DivideHow did Diane Ravitch’s reactionary nostalgia become “liberal,” again?
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. trolls
    Bill O’Reilly Pretty Sure His Obama Interview Will Go Down in History A prediction from a legend.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. the national interest
    The Lonely Death of the Republican Health-Care PlanEverybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. party!
    Terry McAuliffe Wants to Buy Everyone in Government a DrinkHe throws the best parties.
    By Adam Martin
  41. the ones that got away
    Kerry, Romney Say America Blew Its Chance to Make Them PresidentSo stop begging.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. the national circus
    Frank Rich on the National Circus: What Philip Seymour Hoffman Left BehindHow can we make sense of his legacy and his death?
    By Frank Rich
  43. the national interest
    Obamacare, Jobs, and ‘What Matters Politically’What the CBO report tells us.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. early and often
    Sandra Fluke, Scaling Things Back, Plans to Run for California State SenateAnd not U.S. Congress.
    By Adam Martin
  45. the national interest
    Repeal Imaginary Obamacare Bailout, GOP InsistsOr else they will murder all the unicorns.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. jersey boys
    Is David Wildstein Chris Christie’s Sworn Enemy, or His Mini-Me?There’s a strange psychological dynamic at play here.
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  47. the national interest
    House Republican Debt Ceiling Hostage UpdateIt’s getting sad.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. jesus christie
    Christie: ‘I Had Nothing to Do With’ BridgegateBut it’s still confusing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. How Unions Can Save College SportsNot a threat, but a salvation.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. cable news news
    Obama Tells O’Reilly He Blames Fox News for Keeping Faux Scandals AliveBut Hillary got the last word.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. the national interest
    Report of Christie As Youthful Non-Goon Actually Sounds Pretty GoonishAn exculpatory report on the New Jersey governor doesn’t exculpate much.
    By Jonathan Chait
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