1. the national interest
    Economists: Sorry About That Mass UnemploymentA spreadsheet error destroyed your life? Sorry.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. eye of newt
    Newt Gingrich Was Emotionally Ravaged by Lady Sybil’s Death“We loved Sybil, and in some ways her loss was even deeper than Matthew’s.” 
    By Dan Amira
  3. party chat
    Dean Winters Doesn’t Want New York’s Mayor ‘Flashing His Junk’The actor is not onboard the Weiner train. 
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  4. the national interest
    Has Obama’s Second Term Failed Already?Maybe we should hold off on that.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. the racie for gracie
    Anthony Weiner Dodges Sexting Questions in First Post-Scandal TV Interview“I don’t want to have these conversations continue,” says Weiner.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. the very worst people in the whole entire world
    Jennifer Rubin Ties Boston Bombs to AbortionShe was wrong.
    By Dan Amira
  8. the racie for gracie
    Joe Lhota Wants Anthony Weiner to Run, for Totally Unselfish ReasonsSure. 
    By Dan Amira
  9. the national interest
    Real Gun Control Never Had a ChanceSNL is right.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. gun control
    Gun-Rights Group Endorses Bill to Expand Background ChecksNot the group you’re thinking of.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. early and awkward
    McConnell Proves Partisanship Is Alive and Well in CongressHe’s refusing to meet with Harry Reid.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. tax season
    Obama’s Tax Return Shows His Books Aren’t Selling Like They Used ToHe and Michelle still made $608,611 last year.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. shmashmortion
    ‘If Babies Had Guns … ’ Is the Start of Congressman’s Campaign Motto” … they wouldn’t be aborted” is the end of it.
    By Dan Amira
  14. shmashmortion
    New York Post Alleges Kermit Gosnell HypocrisyWhat’s going on with Kermit Gosnell?
    By Dan Amira
  15. the national interest
    Conservatives Decide Obama Is Too ConservativeCan’t win.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. idiotic pranks
    Representative Steve Cohen Really Showed the Media by Calling Cyndi Lauper HotWorst “ruse” ever.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. the third terminator
    Is Mayor Bloomberg Unbreakable?Quite possibly. 
    By Dan Amira
  18. early and awkward
    Dan Halloran Had Affair With Young StafferSo there’s that. 
    By Dan Amira
  19. immigration reform
    Marco Rubio Now Fully in Favor of His Immigration BillHe’d seemed wary of the bill he’s writing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. international affairs
    Pentagon Says North Korea May or May Not Have Nuclear MissilesThanks for clearing that up.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. people who should never rap
    Jake Tapper and Dana Perino Rap HorriblyDana Perino or Jake Tapper?
    By Dan Amira
  22. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Characteristically Crotchety About WeinerSome finger-wagging for the press.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. early and awful
    Jeff Duncan: Gun Database Could Lead to GenocideSomebody has finally made the connection between gun control and Rwanda. 
    By Dan Amira
  24. the national interest
    Jay-Z, Rand Paul, and the Black Democrat MysteryThis has been another edition of Easy Answers to Rand Paul Questions.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. early and awkward
    Kentucky Democrat Spills Beans on McConnell TapeHe claims it was the liberal super PAC Progress Kentucky. 
    By Dan Amira
  26. 100 person poll
    100-Person Poll: Anthony Weiner EditionWill people vote for him? Do they even remember why he resigned?
    By Dan Amira
  27. the national interest
    Obama’s Master Budget Strategy Has One Huge FlawThey probably should have thought of this.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. NRA Looking Increasingly Impotent As Gun-Control Bill Overcomes FilibusterTwenty-one of the lobbying group’s highly rated senators vote to end the filibuster.
    By Dan Amira
  29. Jumanji’s Case for Expanding Background ChecksYou want Van Pelt to have a gun?
    By Dan Amira
  30. weiners
    Shocking Lack of Weiner Puns on Tabloid Front Pages TodayOnly the Post performed its duty. 
    By Dan Amira
  31. the national interest
    How Boehner’s Crazy Method Is Letting Obama’s Agenda MoveSuddenly Congress is a lean, mean, bill-passing machine. Why?
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. not a mea culpa
    Carson Nixes Hopkins Speech Over Anti-Gay RemarkPeople can be so intolerant.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. politics
    Mitch McConnell Masterfully Spinning Ashley Judd Tape Into MoneyBut Mother Jones has nothing to worry about either.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  34. the post-racial world
    Accused Racists Are Still Using the ‘Black Friend’ Defense, at Least in KansasThis became a joke like 30 years ago, no?
    By Dan Amira
  35. early and awkward
    Gingrich References Downton in Thatcher EulogyThe man is obsessed. 
    By Dan Amira
  36. Bipartisan Deal Expands Background Checks, But Doesn’t Make Them ‘Universal’It would cover gun shows and Internet sales. 
    By Dan Amira
  37. Frank Rich: GOP Shamed Out of Guns FilibusterEven if background checks pass, it will be a small step forward for gun control.
    By Frank Rich
  38. the national interest
    Rand Paul, at Howard University, Pretends He Favored Civil Rights Act [Updated]We have this thing called “Google,” Senator.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. Why Huma Abedin Should Run for MayorAnthony Weiner’s comeback profile in the New York Times Magazine has us convinced.
    By Dan Amira
  40. Is Anthony Weiner Running for Mayor, or Himself?The probable candidate’s new interview is long on self-analysis and short on why people should vote for him.
    By Chris Smith
  41. early and awkward
    10 Moments of Self-Reflection From Anthony Weiner and Huma AbedinThe comeback is really upon us.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  42. politics
    Bloomberg-Backed Chicago Democrat Is Headed to the HouseRobin Kelly is replacing Jesse Jackson Jr.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. immigration reform
    Senate to Unveil Its Immigration Plan This WeekThey’ll have weeks to fight about it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. weiners
    The Anthony Weiner Comeback Campaign ContinuesHe’s polling and doing a major interview.
    By Dan Amira
  45. newtown massacre
    Senator James Inhofe Suggests Newtown Families Can’t Think for Themselves“I think it’s so unfair of the administration to hurt these families.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  46. Your Joke About Knife Control Is StupidFourteen people were stabbed at a Texas college today. Knife jokes!
    By Dan Amira
  47. early and often
    Sean Eldridge Has a Friend in Andrew CuomoThe congressional hopeful is shoring up important support.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  48. the national interest
    The Real Michael Kelly, Ten Years OnA legendary journalist and his war.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. the national interest
    Bobby Jindal: Stupid, Party of OneEvery four years, Bobby Jindal implodes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. early and awkward
    Jay-Z Has 99 Problems and Marco Rubio Is One of the Aforementioned ProblemsMarco Rubio is not letting this Cuba trip go. 
    By Dan Amira
  51. early and awkward
    Mitch McConnell Had a Brutal Ashley Judd PlanA published recording details his “Whac-A-Mole” strategy.
    By Joe Coscarelli
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