1. 2016 is already here
    Ted Cruz Now Leading the GOP Race for PresidentHaaaaa.
    By Dan Amira
  2. dancing on the ceiling
    What Happens If The Debt Ceiling Is Breached?Prioritized payments, possible defaults, and more.
    By Kevin Roose
  3. the national interest
    The Debt-Ceiling Showdown Is the Fight of Obama’s LifeIt’s kind of a big deal.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. unlikely candidates
    Wendy Davis Still Won’t Admit She’ll Be Running for Texas GovernorBut she is.
    By Adam Martin
  5. the third terminator
    Mayor Bloomberg Can’t Understand Why Reporters Keep Asking Him About PoliticsIt’s like they think it’s his job or something.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. the racie for gracie
    Rogue Mayoral Candidate Joe Lhota Repeatedly Flouts the Law On-CameraHe went the wrong way down a one-way street, then rolled through a red light. 
    By Dan Amira
  8. stuff mitt romney is doing these days
    Romney Trivia From Ann Romney’s CookbookMitt Romney can’t make a Thanksgiving turkey. 
    By Dan Amira
  9. the racie for gracie
    Joe Lhota Answers Your Questions: On Marxism, Hugs, and His Favorite New VodkaThe Republican candidate for mayor responds to readers.
  10. the racie for gracie
    Bill de Blasio Not Necessarily Super High in College Yearbook PhotoTake a look. 
    By Dan Amira
  11. the most important people in the world
    John Catsimatidis Is a Great Lunch DateThe man knows how to order Greek food.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  12. the national interest
    Republican Ransom Demand: Implement Romney PlanAs a compromise, Obama will not be deported to Kenya.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. the clintons
    Now Chelsea Clinton Is Being Pressured to Run for President TooPresumably after making the Clintons grandparents.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. Bill Clinton Did the World’s Worst Impression of AnyoneOf Bono, specifically. 
    By Dan Amira
  15. early and awkward
    Cory Booker Sent Flirty Messages to a Portland StripperTwo direct Twitter messages are now public.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  16. the national interest
    Someone Tell Ted Cruz the Obamacare War Is OverHe’s turning Japanese.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. iran so far away
    President of Iran Acknowledges Holocaust, Not Sure How Bad It WasGetting warmer. 
    By Dan Amira
  18. John McCain Wants Ted Cruz’s Nazi Analogy to Get Off His LawnJohn McCain and Ted Cruz hate each other. 
    By Dan Amira
  19. the racie for gracie
    Bill de Blasio and Problematic Foreign Revolutions, Part IIIHe once hung out with Robert Mugabe, and then apologized.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  20. Ted Cruz Hasn’t Visited a Bathroom in 21 HoursBut has he, you know, gone to the bathroom?
    By Dan Amira
  21. pop quiz
    Which Things Were Mentioned During Fauxlibuster?Stars Wars or Star Trek?
    By Dan Amira
  22. weinergate forever
    Anthony Weiner’s Backup Plan Was Always TVOr even radio.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. the racie for gracie
    Bill de Blasio Is Pro–Transcendental MeditationAccording to his archives.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  24. the national interest
    Subsidizing Farmers But Not the Poor Still EvilTurns out there are arguments for this policy. Just not good or even factually true ones.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. go to bed ted cruz
    Ted Cruz Fake Filibuster Went All Night LongA faux filibuster.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Joe Coscarelli
  26. Bill Clinton Seems to Have Made a ‘Two Girls, One Cup’ Reference on TwitterGross. 
    By Dan Amira
  27. Ted Cruz Fauxlibuster Includes Nazi Reference Because Ted CruzTed Cruz has stuff to say, everybody. 
    By Dan Amira
  28. Iranian President Turns Down Casual Encounter With President ObamaThe handshake didn’t happen. 
    By Dan Amira
  29. Fox News Host Constantly Looking for New Reasons to Ban MosquesHere is a brief history. 
    By Dan Amira
  30. Bono Does a Pretty Okay Bill Clinton Impression for Someone Who Is BonoWatch it. 
    By Dan Amira
  31. the national interest
    Why Obama Can’t Pay a Debt-Ceiling Ransom This TimeMore than Obamacare is at stake.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. rich people problems
    Spitzer, Catsimatidis Do Not Regret Spending $10 Million Each to LoseOh well.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. the clintons
    Hanging Out With the Clintons Not As Fun As Political Junkies Might Think“We don’t talk about ‘politics’ politics as much as people think,” says Bill.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. the racie for gracie
    New Jimmy McMillan Song Actually Kind of CatchyAlso very Artistic. 
    By Dan Amira
  35. islamophobia
    Three Terrifying Moments in the History of ‘Allahu Akbar’One of them involves Larry Johnson. 
    By Dan Amira
  36. the national interest
    How to Beat Hillary ClintonA two-sided vulnerability emerges.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. better know a candidate
    18 Fun and Utterly Fascinating Facts About Joe LhotaNo Dante, but plenty of cursing, vomiting, and elephant dung.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. early and often
    Sean Eldridge’s Uphill Climb to Congress Officially Starts NowIt’s been in the works for a while.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. cruzin’ for a bruisin’
    Ted Cruz Is the World’s Most Condescending ElitistAt Harvard Law, he refused to study with people from “minor Ivies.”
    By Dan Amira
  40. gun control
    Obama Wants to Keep Pushing for Gun Control“Our tears are not enough,” said Obama. “Our words and our prayers are not enough.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. 2016
    Reminder: Paul Ryan Still Wants to Be PresidentOr he’s just writing a book about conservatism for fun.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. early and awkward
    Trey Grayson Reflects on Rand Paul’s Rise“I don’t think that anybody would have thought on Election Night in 2010 that three years later he’d be a top-tier presidential candidate.”
    By Eric Benson
  43. the national interest
    Ted Cruz Turns Obamacare Defunding Plan From Disaster to Utter FiascoThe defund-Obamacare scheme turns out to be way dumber than anybody predicted.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. stuff mitt romney is doing these days
    Mitt Romney Has Officially Lost Track of How Many Grandkids He Has22? 23? A thousand?
    By Dan Amira
  45. the racie for gracie
    Joe Lhota Tends to Hug a Lot of People Every DayHe keeps talking about this. 
    By Dan Amira
  46. Judge Can’t Sequester Because of SequesterSequester!
    By Dan Amira
  47. the national interest
    Republicans: We Were Too Nice to the Hungry, But We’ve Fixed ThatToday in social Darwinism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. the racie for gracie
    Lhota Challenges De Blasio to Five DebatesWell, five. 
    By Dan Amira
  49. crimes and misdemeanors
    Tom DeLay ‘Won the Super Bowl’(Not really.)
    By Joe Coscarelli
  50. the national interest
    The Obamacare Wars Get Weirder and More AuthenticThe GOP’s bizarre attempt to convince young women not to sign up for the new healthcare exchanges,
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. the racie for gracie
    Ask Joe Lhota Anything!Submit questions for the Republican mayoral candidate.
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