1. twitter
    Watch Stephen Colbert Force Bill Clinton to Join TwitterUnder the name @PrezBillyJeff.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Caroline Shin
  2. gun control
    Bloomberg Copies the NRA, Gives Lawmakers His Own Grades on Gun ControlTaking a cue from his nemesis.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. equal rites
    Mary Landrieu Supports Gay Marriage in the Only Way That MattersShe supports it personally.
    By Dan Amira
  4. the most important people in the world
    Jay-Z and Beyoncé Were Allowed to Go to CubaPhew.
    By Dan Amira
  5. the national interest
    No, Maureen Dowd Is Not the Same As ObamaBirds do it. Bees do it. Why can’t presidents do it? Because:
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. margaret thatcher
    The Best Time Margaret Thatcher ‘Died’It was actually a cat named Thatcher.
    By Dan Amira
  8. people who are not alive
    10 Very Sexist Things People Said To or About Margaret ThatcherShe put up with a lot of garbage.
    By Dan Amira
  9. the national interest
    Max Baucus Is Making BankA Democratic senator looks to restore trust in government raise a boatload of cash.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. gun control
    Gun-Control Advocates Say the Senate Bill Isn’t Dead YetThere may be a new deal on background checks.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. early and awkward
    Paul Ryan Is Also ‘Hooked’ on Downton Abbey“Best TV I have watched in a long time.”
    By Dan Amira
  12. early and awkward
    Obama Apologized to ‘Good-Looking’ Kamala HarrisThe president “fully recognizes the challenges women continue to face in the workplace.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. mea culpas
    Ben Carson Apologizes to Johns Hopkins CommunityHe was also admonished by the dean of the medical faculty.
    By Dan Amira
  14. equal rites
    Breaking Down the Gay-Marriage Holdout Final FourIt’s been a crazy month.
    By Dan Amira and Jonathan Chait
  15. early and awkward
    President Obama Routinely Calls Important, Accomplished Men ‘Good-Looking’Why this matters, but only a little.
    By Dan Amira
  16. the national interest
    Obama: I’ll Still Cut Retirement ProgramsThe president’s official budget, and latest attempt at a grand bargain, is a baffling strategy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. crimes and misdemeanors
    How to Buy a Law in New York PoliticsThe latest local pol arrested followed the script of political thrillers.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  18. bqhatever
    Scott Brown Might Be Addicted to Running for SenateHe tried to quit, but now he’s eyeing a New Hampshire bid.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. gun control
    GOP Senators Pressured to Join Gun FilibusterTom Coburn is resisting, for now.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. roger ebert
    The Political Writings of Roger EbertThe late film critic was an equally impassioned political commentator.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  21. the national interest
    Obama in Need of Gender-Sensitivity TrainingKamala Harris is “by far, the best looking attorney general”? Seriously?
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. eye of newt
    Newt Gingrich Stays Up Late Into the Night Watching Downton Abbey“One night last week we were up until two in the morning.”
    By Dan Amira
  23. dear leader
    Hackers Post Photo of Kim Jong Un As Pig-ManKim Jong Un as a pig-man.
    By Dan Amira
  24. Every Objection to Expanding Background Checks, DebunkedThere are zero good reasons not to expand background checks.
    By Dan Amira
  25. the national interest
    Siren: Eric Cantor Will Consider Higher Taxes [Updated]Is this some other guy named “Eric Cantor”?
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. equal rites
    Ronald Reagan Is the Latest Republican to Support Gay MarriageAccording to his daughter, Patti Davis.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. 2016
    Hillary Clinton Got a Book DealImagine that.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. gun control
    Post-Newtown, States Passed More Gun-Rights Laws, Not RestrictionsA backlash to the federal law that might not happen.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. the sequester
    President Obama Is Taking a Pay CutBecause of the sequester.
    By Dan Amira
  30. the national interest
    Pretend GOP Urged to Adopt Imaginary Health PlanA hardheaded analysis.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. joetorious
    Joe Biden Zoning OutAnd what he’s thinking about when he does it.
    By Dan Amira
  32. other states’ embarrassments
    North Carolina Lawmakers Would Like to Establish an Official ReligionThis is unconstitutional.
    By Dan Amira
  33. international intrigue
    Anonymous Tells Kim Jong Un to Step DownIt stole some passwords, if that helps.
    By Dan Amira
  34. campaign cash
    Obama Continues Fund-raising, Though He’s Never Running AgainHopefully he enjoyed that five-month break.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. early and often
    Sanford Wins S.C. GOP Primary, Will Face ColbertGuaranteed to be somewhat more amusing than your average special election.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. Asa Hutchinson, Leader of NRA Task Force, Supports Expanding Background ChecksNRA says he doesn’t speak for the group.
    By Dan Amira
  37. the post-racial world
    Ben Carson Says White Liberals Are the ‘Most Racist People There Are’Beg to differ.
    By Dan Amira
  38. the national interest
    Teachers Cheating on Tests: Not a Big DealPeople cheat at stuff sometimes when they’re trying to get ahead. The solution isn’t to not encourage them to get ahead.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. equal rites
    The Next Five Republican Senators to Endorse Gay MarriageOur educated guesses.
    By Dan Amira
  40. equal rites
    Mark Kirk’s Beautiful Gay-Marriage Endorsement“Life comes down to who you love and who loves you back — government has no place in the middle.”
    By Dan Amira
  41. international intrigue
    America’s Jon Stewart Defends ‘Egypt’s Jon Stewart’Bassem Youssef was arrested recently for insulting Islam and Egypt’s president.
    By Dan Amira
  42. early and awesome
    Stephen Colbert Campaigns Hard For His SisterHe’s a consummate fund-raiser host.
    By Adam Martin
  43. private citizens just trying to enjoy private life
    Frum: Don’t Nominate Hillary, DemocratsFrum makes an unconvincing case against Hillary.
    By Dan Amira
  44. equal rites
    Congressman Says Gay Son Shouldn’t MarryHe is the anti-Portman.
    By Dan Amira
  45. photo op
    President Obama Consoling a Crying Child: A Story Told in Three PhotosIt was a sad Easter for one kid.
    By Dan Amira
  46. the national interest
    Will Obama’s Majority Survive?It’s arguin’ time.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. early and awkward
    Watch President Obama Miss Approximately 4 Million Jump Shots [Updated]He shot 2 for 22.
    By Dan Amira
  48. equal rites
    Georgia GOP Chairwoman Sue Everhart Warns of a ‘Chuck & Larry’ EpidemicStraight people will get gay married for the health insurance!
    By Dan Amira
  49. the most important people in the world
    Caroline Kennedy Will Be Ambassador to JapanJapan it is.
    By Dan Amira
  50. Everyone Agrees on the Senate Immigration Bill, Except RubioHe says reports of a deal are “premature.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. early and awkward
    Harry Reid Is a Former NRA Supporter, Master of ‘Evolving’He’s shifted on guns, gay rights, and immigration.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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