1. the national interest
    ‘If You Like Your Plan, You Can Keep It.’ Well, Not ExactlyWhy Obama’s overpromise looks horrible right now.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. early and awkward
    So Rand Paul Cribbed a Speech From Wikipedia’s Entry on Gattaca?What a weird choice.
    By Adam Martin
  3. spy games
    Obama May Ban Spying on Friendly Foreign LeadersThe rest of us should assume we’re being watched.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. early and awkward
    Nevada Assemblyman Should Steer Clear of Slavery HypotheticalsBad way to make a point.
    By Adam Martin
  5. early and awkward
    Harry Reid Already Embarrassing Cory Booker in Front of His New Friends“What a remarkable young man he is.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  7. Congress to Consider Making Workplace Discrimination Against Gays IllegalBut can it pass the House?
    By Dan Amira
  8. the national interest
    Yes, There’s a Budget Deal in the Works. Here’s What It Will Look LikeSomebody is wrong on the Internet, and it’s not me.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. jesus christie
    Shaq Endorses Chris Christie for Governor, Makes Joke We Don’t Understand“He’s a good man. Excuse me — he’s a great man.”
    By Dan Amira
  10. the racie for gracie
    Joe Lhota Has a Family, Too … Maybe They’ll Vote for Him?Game-changer?
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. spy games
    Officials Claim Obama Didn’t Know U.S. Was Spying on Other World LeadersOn the bright side, he wasn’t lying to Merkel.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. The Time President Obama Landed in Prospect ParkHere’s what it was like. 
    By Dan Amira
  13. the national interest
    Bipartisan Budget Love Suddenly in the AirMaybe, it’s not too la-a-ate, to learn how to love, and forget how to ha-a-a-a-ate.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. the national interest
    White House Sets November Obamacare Deadline [Updated]Either the website will be working then or we’re all gonna die, basically.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. the national interest
    Republicans: Immigration Reform Must Die Because of the ShutdownA weirdly self-damning argument.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. the racie for gracie
    Joe Lhota Could Become the First Republican to Lose Staten Island in 28 YearsAnd he’s been trying much harder. 
    By Dan Amira
  17. spy games
    U.S. Warns Foreign Officials That Snowden Knows About Their Secret AlliancesVia many awkward phone calls.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. early and awkard
    Man Live-Tweets NSA Chief’s Private ConversationYou would think Hayden would be more careful. 
    By Dan Amira
  19. the racie for gracie
    Joe Lhota Would Fear for His Personal Safety Under Mayor De Blasio“Absolutely.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  20. spy games
    NSA Monitored Basically Every Important Person Everywhere at Some PointIncluding at least 35 world leaders.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  21. america’s sweetheart
    Sarah Palin Loves the Fainting-Woman Conspiracy Theory“Whether accurate or not, for some reason I found this hilarious!”
    By Dan Amira
  22. the national interest
    Representative Frank Pallone Denounces ‘Monkey Court’ Obamacare HearingIs that a real thing?
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. Republicans Very Understanding of New Health Care Website GlitchesWhen it was Bush’s website in 2005. 
    By Dan Amira
  24. the national interest
    The Democratic Obamacare Freak-Out BeginsJoe Manchin is writing a law. Uh-oh.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. endorsements
    New York Times Gives World’s Most Lukewarm Endorsement to Ken ThompsonWith friends like these …
    By Adam Martin
  26. client 9
    Eliot Spitzer May Be Plotting Another Run for OfficeDon’t forget all those Client 9 jokes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. international intrigue
    Obama Not Spying on Merkel at This Exact MomentAwkward.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. iran so far away
    Sheldon Adelson Wants to Nuke Iran Just to Make a PointOh. 
    By Dan Amira
  29. the national interest
    Clive Crook Submits Worst-Column-Ever EntryA work of unusual and noteworthy anti-genius.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. que syria syria
    Behind-the-Scenes Report Details How Obama Dragged His Feet on Syria“We spent so much damn time navel gazing,” says a former White House official.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. superhero senator
    Cory Booker Is Making Nice With Rand PaulThey both want to revamp drug laws.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. the national interest
    The Shutdown Was Not a Failed Strategy. It Wasn’t a Strategy at AllRepublicans in Neverland.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. obamacare
    Healthcare.gov Didn’t Work in Tests, Launched AnywayIt could only handle a few hundred users.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. the racie for gracie
    Hillary Clinton Helped De Blasio Make $1 Million; Joe Lhota Sprang for a PizzaThe candidates had very different fund-raising events.
    By Adam Martin
  35. behind the music
    The Dick Cheney Roast Featured a Surreal ‘Behind the Music’ VideoCheney as Dylan?
    By Adam Martin
  36. the national interest
    Obama Could Delay the Individual Mandate on His OwnJust on the off chance Congress turns out not to be helpful.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. the racie for gracie
    De Blasio Lead Over Lhota Plummets to 44 PointsWhoa, this race is tightening!
    By Dan Amira
  38. the racie for gracie
    Live-Blogging Joe Lhota’s Dance-Floor Roller-coaster Attack AdThis one is special.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. the national interest
    Why Liberals Admit to Obamacare’s FailuresWarning: extreme smugness.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. early and awkward
    Obamacare Ads Emphasize How Easy the Website Is to UseDefine “easy.”
    By Dan Amira
  41. jesus christie
    Chris Christie Wins Endorsement of Newspaper That Appears to Hate HimIt called him “overrated.”
    By Dan Amira
  42. obamacare
    A ‘Tech Surge’ Will Probably Still Take Weeks to Fix Obamacare WebsiteHHS promises the “best and brightest,” but they’ve got a big job.
    By Adam Martin
  43. dick cheney
    Dick Cheney Knows Homeland Is More Like Real Life Than You ThinkAnd that’s why he had the wireless function on his defibrillator disabled.
    By Delia Paunescu
  44. the racie for gracie
    Nanny De Blasio Will Carry on Bloomberg’s Soda Fight“I think the mayor is right.”
    By Dan Amira
  45. great moments in cable news
    MSNBC Kills the Wrong Congressman FoleyMark Foley, the one who sexted pages, is still alive. 
    By Dan Amira
  46. Ted Cruz Isn’t Here to Make FriendsTed Cruz is a reality-show star. 
    By Dan Amira
  47. Baffler Writer Baffled by Distinction Between Means and EndsAn objection from an authentic voice of the people.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. early and awesome
    Harry Reid Offers Compliment to Ted Cruz, and Also About Nine Insults“He is a laughing stock to everybody but him.”
    By Dan Amira
  49. 2016
    Schwarzenegger Plans to Change the Constitution, Run for PresidentAmericans demand a leader who’s starred in a Stallone flick.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. sore losers
    Steve Lonegan Just Does Not Want to Hear It, Okay?Swats his wife’s hand away during concession speech.
    By Adam Martin
  51. politics
    Jeh Johnson, Not Ray Kelly, to Run Department of Homeland SecurityObama is expected to announce the pick tomorrow.
    By Joe Coscarelli
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