1. The NSA Locked Up Patrick Stewart“I should have never switched to Verizon.”
    By Dan Amira
  2. President Obama/Bush Responds to NSA Spying Scandal [Updated With Video]The similarities are uncanny. 
    By Dan Amira
  3. spy games
    Metadata Can Be More Revealing Than Your Actual ConversationsFormer NSA analyst William Binney explains how his old colleagues might know everything about your health, your politics, and your sex life.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  4. party chat
    Dolph Lundgren Would Like to Shoot Sniper Rifles With Vladimir Putin“The ones that go right through the armor-plated vehicles.”
    By Katie Van Syckle
  5. the national interest
    Republicans Put Snooping Policy Over PoliticsCredit their honesty, if not necessarily their convictions.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. privacy woes
    NSA Monitors Most Phones, Collects Credit DataSorry Verizon customers, you’re not that special.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. early and awkward
    Did the Director of National Intelligence Lie?Watch it. 
    By Dan Amira
  9. temporary senators
    Jeffrey Chiesa Is Going to Be a New Jersey Senator for a Few MonthsDon’t get too attached. 
    By Dan Amira
  10. hyperbole
    It’s Really Hard to Get ‘Beyond Orwellian,’ and President Obama Isn’t Even Close“Orwellian” is pretty damn bad.
    By Dan Amira
  11. the national interest
    Libertarian Columnist Timothy Carney Is In Way Over His Head“Jonathan Chait keeps being wrong about Obamacare,” says guy who has no idea what he’s talking about.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. Virginia Lieutenant Governor Candidate E.W. Jackson Thinks Yoga Is SatanicThink about it, people.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. the racie for gracie
    If You Want to Ask Weiner About Sexting, Prepare to Be Shouted AtThe “laugh it off” phase is over.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. the racie for gracie
    Giuliani Criticized for Trying to Share 9/11 Credit With LhotaThe man can’t win.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. privacy woes
    If You Have Verizon, the NSA Has Been Secretly Collecting Your Phone RecordsApparently the Bush-era practice lives on.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. flotus
    Watch Michelle Obama Leave the Stage Because of a Heckler (and Then Come Back)CNN has the video.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. former child stars who tweet about national security issues
    Frankie Muniz Says President Obama Is ‘Letting Our Country Down’Muniz does not care for this Susan Rice appointment at all.
    By Dan Amira
  18. the national interest
    Anti-Obamacare Jihad May Kill Immigration ReformThe biggest threat to reform emerges.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. citibike
    Why Conservatives Hate Citi Bike So Much, in One Venn DiagramThis is what happens when five things conservatives hate collide. 
    By Dan Amira
  20. the national interest
    Rubio Won’t Vote for Rubio’s Immigration BillThat’s not how negotiation is supposed to work, is it?
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. early and awful
    Rumsfeld ‘Can’t Tell’ If Obama ‘Switched Sides’Nice, real nice. 
    By Dan Amira
  22. comings and goings
    Obama Finally Gets Susan Rice a New JobIt does not require Senate approval.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. the national interest
    Is Obamacare a War on Bros?Oh, the humanity.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. early and often
    Christie Calls for October Special ElectionThe calculus that went into his decision. 
    By Dan Amira
  25. people who are more important than you are
    Bill Clinton Earning $11,111 a Minute for Birthday SpeechThat’s more than twice the rate that LeBron James earns. 
    By Dan Amira
  26. private citizens just trying to enjoy private life
    A History of Hillary Clinton Making Pantsuit JokesSo many funny pantsuit jokes. 
    By Dan Amira
  27. politics
    Cuomo Standing Up for Abortion Rights in New YorkRepublicans, Catholics not pleased.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. the national interest
    George W. Bush Hit in GOP Immigration CrossfireAnother innocent victim.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. politics
    Obama Officials Using Secret E-mail AddressesIt just feels like they’re cheating on freedom.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. divine intervention
    John Boehner Is Still Speaker Because God Spoke to House RepublicansOr so they claim.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. sad things
    Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy Has Lung Cancer“I am a fighter.”
    By Dan Amira
  32. drugs
    Politician Caught With Weed Now Feels Differently About WeedAssemblyman Steve Katz comes around.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. the national interest
    Are Liberals Stimulus Hypocrites?Josh Barro: wrong on the Internet.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. the national interest
    Trump Says GOP Candidates Are Seeking Him OutSurrrrre.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. the racie for gracie
    Weiner Refuses to Let Hecklers Rain on His ParadeNot everyone at the Israel Day Parade was a fan.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. international affairs
    Lawmakers in Russia Learn Little About Tsarnaev, Bond With Steven SeagalSo the trip was still worth it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. irs scandal
    Darrell Issa Hopes to Have Proof of IRS Conspiracy Theory SoonFor now, he’s just calling Jay Carney a “paid liar.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  38. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney’s White House Would Have Been ‘Similar to a Holding Company’Flow charts galore.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  39. photo op
    Anthony Weiner, Changed Man, Rode a Citi BikeHe used to hate bike lanes.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. other embarrassing rob fords
    Rob Ford ResignsWhat a crazy ending to a crazy story. 
    By Dan Amira
  41. michele bachmann overdrive
    Michele Bachmann’s Challenger Only Wanted to Run Against Michele Bachmann“Mission accomplished.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  42. the national interest
    Yes, Conservative Reformers ExistA maddening but necessary brake on a crazy party.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. stuff mitt romney is doing these days
    Mitt Romney Doesn’t Really Understand the Concept of the ‘First 100 Days’Romney’s first 100 days would have been way better than … Obama’s 1,462nd through 1,561st days?
    By Dan Amira
  44. the media
    Journalists Become Sources on Off-the-Record DOJ MeetingAfter colleagues boycott the discussion.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. the racie for gracie
    Joe Lhota Is So Annoyed at Having His Ted Cruz Boycott RuinedAtendees were told he had a “medical procedure.”
    By Adam Martin
  46. bons mots
    George W. Bush Expresses Thoughts on Immigration Reform, BushilyDo the right thing.
    By Dan Amira
  47. the national interest
    Life in Ohio, a Continuing SeriesThe state’s preeminent intellectual figure also turns out to be a moron.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. the racie for gracie
    Christine Quinn Picked Love Over the Mets, Will Probably Lose QueensAnd switched to the Yankees.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  49. early and awkward
    Rob Ford Holds Press Conference, Ignores Every Question About Drug Scandal“Anything else? Anything else? Anything else?”
    By Dan Amira
  50. scary things
    Bloody Letter Joins Ricin Letters in Junk PileThis time to Bill de Blasio.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  51. the national interest
    Pete Wehner Exposes Media ConspiracyThe truth is out there, people.
    By Jonathan Chait
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