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the racie for gracie
May 13, 2013
Clintons Won’t Endorse Anthony Weiner
Okay.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
May 11, 2013
Senior IRS Officials May Have Known About That Tea Party–Targeting Thing
According to a watchdog report obtained by the AP.
By
Caroline Bankoff
the national interest
May 10, 2013
How Jason Richwine Passed Immigration Reform
He dies for our sins.
By
Jonathan Chait
politics
May 10, 2013
The Benghazi Drama Is Never Going to End
Seriously.
By
John Surico
May 10, 2013
The Facts Are In and Paul Ryan Is Wrong
I expected him to be proven wrong. Just not this quickly.
By
Jonathan Chait
May 9, 2013
Frank Rich on the National Circus: Benghazi Isn’t Watergate
It’s Whitewater.
By
Frank Rich
early and often
May 9, 2013
NYC Might Let Documented Immigrants Vote in Local Elections
Bloomberg opposes the legislation, but could be overruled.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
May 9, 2013
White House Forces Paul Ryan to Drink Non-Terrible Beer
He is oh so populist.
By
Jonathan Chait
republicans
May 9, 2013
Frank Rich on the Ruse of Republican Overtures to Minorities
It’s just a matter of
looking
concerned.
By
Adam Martin
and
Caroline Shin
the national interest
May 8, 2013
Does Obama Have a Secret Plan to Fight Climate Change?
I continue to think yes.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 8, 2013
Romney Grunt Leaks Worst Campaign Tell-All Ever
Senior adviser made joke he probably didn’t mean about subject he wasn’t responsible for.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 8, 2013
Immigration Reform Critics Not All Crazy Bigots
Many are! But not all. We should listen to the non-crazy ones.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 8, 2013
Huckabee Predicts Obama Benghazi Impeachment
Go ahead, laugh. They laughed at Jesus, too.
By
Jonathan Chait
oh albany!
May 8, 2013
New York Political Corruption Case to Get Even Bigger
Shirley Huntley was busy with her wire.
By
Adam Martin
politics
May 7, 2013
How Mark Sanford Won South Carolina Back
The former governor’s accessibility got him back into Congress after the Appalachian Trail.
By
Jason Zengerle
the national interest
May 7, 2013
Chris Christie Way Too Jersey for Republicans
He was not born to run.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 7, 2013
Niall Ferguson: Keynes Was Gay for Germany [Updated]
It’s history, people. Look it up.
By
Jonathan Chait
nypd blues
May 7, 2013
Stop-and-Frisks on the Decline
But they will remain a major election-year issue.
By
Adam Martin
the national interest
May 6, 2013
MSNBC Goes on Nerd Hiring Spree
Rachel Maddow, nerd pioneer.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 6, 2013
Did Obama Win Just Because He’s a Great Politician?
A conservative finds a reassuring analysis.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 6, 2013
McAuliffe-Cuccinelli Not Quite the Grimmest Rooting Choice in History
There have been grimmer choices, often involving monsters.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
May 6, 2013
Why Left and Right Economics Can’t Just Agree
Here’s why you failed, Adam Davidson.
By
Jonathan Chait
May 6, 2013
Mark Sanford Is Actually Leading Against Elizabeth Colbert Busch
He won a debate against a cardboard cutout.
kids today
May 5, 2013
President Obama Begs Class of 2013 Not to Give Up on the Government
“I dare you to better.”
By
Caroline Bankoff
dubious theories
May 4, 2013
Niall Ferguson Doesn’t Trust Gay Economists [Updated]
Keynes, specifically.
By
Caroline Bankoff
the national interest
May 3, 2013
Obamacare and the Mystery of Medical Science
Oregon has been conducting a medical
Hunger Games
. Hooray?
By
Jonathan Chait
the racie for gracie
May 2, 2013
John Liu Is Proud of His Campaign, Despite Fraud Case Convictions
He’s staying in the race.
By
Adam Martin
the national interest
May 2, 2013
National Review
Slightly Miffed at Rubio
He is young and irresponsible.
By
Jonathan Chait
early and awkward
May 2, 2013
Obama Giving Slighted Billionaire a Thank-You Cabinet Post
Penny Pritzker will be nominated as Commerce secretary.
By
Joe Coscarelli
cory booker
May 2, 2013
You Aren’t Imagining the Sudden Lack of Cory Booker in Your Life
He’s been focusing on his Senate campaign.
By
Margaret Hartmann
bons mots
May 1, 2013
Tennessee Official’s Awful Islamophobia Defense
“I’m prejudiced against anyone who’s trying to tear down this country, Muslims, Mexicans, anybody.”
By
Dan Amira
early and awkard
May 1, 2013
Councilman Dan Halloran Can’t Handle Endless Scandals
and
Politics
He’s not running for reelection.
By
Joe Coscarelli
other countries’ embarrassments
May 1, 2013
Watch Video Censored by Turkmenistan’s President
He falls off a horse.
By
Dan Amira
May 1, 2013
Frank Rich on the National Circus: Obama Needs to Make Up for His Gitmo Failure
The president could do more despite Congress tying his hands.
By
Frank Rich
the national interest
May 1, 2013
The Obamacare Opposite-of-a-Train-Wreck Scenario
The possibility everybody is ignoring.
By
Jonathan Chait
cruz control
May 1, 2013
Why Ted Cruz Will Never Be President
Get onboard the Cruz train. Next stop: Nowhere!
By
Dan Amira
gun control
May 1, 2013
Kelly Ayotte Can’t Escape the Gun Debate
The national battle comes to New Hampshire.
By
Margaret Hartmann
equal rites
May 1, 2013
Will the Push to Include Gay Couples Kill Immigration Reform?
Marco Rubio says yes.
By
Margaret Hartmann
swearing
May 1, 2013
Chris Christie and John Catsimatidis Yell Swears
A whole new insult arises.
By
Adam Martin
the national interest
Apr. 30, 2013
David Brooks and the Role of Opinion Journalism
In which I fight subtle self-aggrandizement with flagrant self-aggrandizement.
By
Jonathan Chait
stuff mitt romney is doing these days
Apr. 30, 2013
Mitt Romney Doesn’t Think God Helped Him Become Rich
Some straight talk at Southern Virginia University’s commencement.
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Apr. 30, 2013
Tea Party Gun Rights Dude Not Even Slightly Homoerotic
Why, yes, that is a gun in our pocket.
By
Jonathan Chait
early and awkward
Apr. 30, 2013
Mark Sanford Is Now an Unwitting Pitchman for an Adultery Website
AshleyMadison.com put him on a billboard along a highway in the South Carolina district he’s running to represent.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
Apr. 30, 2013
Andrew Cuomo Very Excited About His New MTA Chief, Whatshisface
It’s Thomas, not John.
By
Dan Amira
international affairs
Apr. 30, 2013
Obama Promises to Try Closing Guantánamo Again
“This is a lingering problem that is not going to get better.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
early and awkward
Apr. 30, 2013
Today in ‘Americans Unaware That … ’
… Obamacare still exists.
By
Dan Amira
weinergate forever
Apr. 30, 2013
Stay-At-Home Dad Isn’t Anthony Weiner’s Only Occupation
He has a lucrative consulting career in his spare time.
By
Margaret Hartmann
early and awkward
Apr. 29, 2013
Joe Biden to Lindsey Graham: ‘I Will Rip Your Skin Off’
So, that happened.
By
Dan Amira
the national interest
Apr. 29, 2013
George Will, Anti-Climate-Science Loon, Strikes Again
A madman with a really good thesaurus.
By
Jonathan Chait
Apr. 29, 2013
Jeff Flake Unseats Mitch McConnell As the Most Unpopular Senator in the Country
Congrats!
By
Dan Amira
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