1. the national interest
    Dow 36,000 Author: I Was Right!We’re a third of the way there, just fourteen years later!
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. paulitics
    Rand Paul’s Filibuster by the NumbersHe said drone 350 times and Hitler 5 times.
    By Dan Amira
  3. the national interest
    John McCain Doesn’t Understand How Civil Liberties WorkEighteenth-century John McCain: The government would never imprison people without trial!
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. Frank Rich on the National Circus: Even Rand Paul Can Get It Right Once a TermThe senator’s performance art was admirable.
    By Frank Rich
  5. paulitics
    Rand Paul Would Do Anything for Freedom, But He Won’t Do That (Wear a Catheter)“I’ve put them in before, and I really decided against it.”
    By Dan Amira
  7. early and awful
    First Campaign Ad by Stephen Colbert’s Sister Is Not Funny at AllBooo, be funny.
    By Dan Amira
  8. it’s never too early to talk about 2016
    Hispanic Voters Vastly Prefer Hillary Clinton Over Marco RubioIt’s not even close.
    By Dan Amira
  9. paulitics
    Rand Paul Stands Up, Takes a Step ForwardAmerica falls in love with watching a guy not use the bathroom.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. blog-stained wretches
    Yet Another Reason Tucker Carlson Deserves None of Your RespectA few years ago, Carlson said a senator’s dalliances with prostitutes were nobody’s business.
    By Dan Amira
  11. paulitics
    Senator Rand Paul Ends 13-Hour Filibuster Over Drones [Updated]“I’ve discovered there are some limits to filibustering.”
    By Dan Amira and Adam Martin
  12. the national interest
    The Fox News–iest Segment in Fox News HistoryA work of transcendent genius.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. Here Is Kirsten Gillibrand ‘Taking a Shot’ of Jameson [Updated]It was really just a sip.
    By Dan Amira
  14. talking about the weather
    Congress Needs to Stop Holding Climate-Change Hearings in the WinterIt just makes right-wingers too happy when they’re canceled by snow.
    By Dan Amira
  15. the national interest
    Republicans Have Won a Budget Battle, But Not the WarThe question was never whether Republicans could start the fight, but whether they could finish it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. juxtaposition of the day
    Juxtaposition of the Day: Donald Trump EditionDonald Trump is going to CPAC. Chris Christie is not.
    By Dan Amira
  17. the national interest
    World’s Wrongest Man Ventures Latest PredictionWill Michael Boskin be right this time? Or ever?
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. Jeb Bush: Never Mind My Immigration ShockerIt was the publisher’s fault.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. blog-stained wretches
    Daily Caller: WaPo Can’t Keep Hookers StraightSupposedly Menendez’s lady friend has been misidentified again.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. crimes and misdemeanors
    Family Believes Gay Mississippi Mayoral Candidate’s Murder Was a Hate CrimeThey say he was beaten, dragged, and set on fire.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. blog-stained wretches
    Daily Call Girl Smacks Down Daily CallerSenator Bob Menendez’s alleged prostitute is now saying she lied for money.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  22. the national interest
    The GOP Budget Divide: Don’t Know vs. Don’t CareLet’s try to sort.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. death and taxes
    Mitt Romney Accidentally Makes Case Against Anti-Tax AbsolutismHe would have taken that 10-1 deal!
    By Dan Amira
  24. the national interest
    Jeff Sessions Isn’t a Wonk McCarthyite, or a Wonk AnythingI’ll stand by the “McCarthyite” part, though.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. very awkward things
    Squadron Consultant Says He Fired Her While She Sat ShivaIt’s been a hard month for Cindy Darrison.
    By Adam Martin
  26. politics
    President Obama to Get a New Budget Chief From WalmartSources say Sylvia Mathews Burwell will be nominated on Monday.
    By Andre Tartar
  27. the sequester
    What Did the Sequester Do This Weekend? Yellowstone, the military, and President Obama.
    By Andre Tartar
  28. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Still Wishes He Lived in the White House “It kills me not to be there.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  29. politics
    Bob Woodward and the Obama Administration Made UpSo ends this week’s strangest political drama.
    By Andre Tartar
  30. legitimate rape
    Some Republicans Still Aren’t Sure That Rape Can Cause Pregnancy California’s Celeste Greig didn’t get the memo on this.
    By Andre Tartar
  31. unlikely candidates
    Ashley Judd Avoids ‘Elephant in the Room’Though she was sure to talk up Kentucky.
    By Andre Tartar
  32. By the Way, It’s Really Called ‘the Sequestration’“Sequester” is more of a verb.
    By Stefan Becket
  33. politics
    Would Teaching Republicans About Obama Help?Probably not.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. early and awkward
    Carl Paladino Gets Off to Very Carl Paladino Start in School-Board RaceHe’s running for a seat on the Buffalo school board.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  35. early and awkward
    President Obama Badly Bungles Nerd Reference [Updated]“Jedi mind meld” is not a thing.
    By Dan Amira
  36. craigslist of the day
    New York Men Looking for Sequester Sex on CraigslistWorth a shot?
    By Dan Amira
  37. oh congress!
    Some Freaks Actually Approve of the Job Congress Is DoingThese are those freaks.
    By Dan Amira
  38. the national interest
    Tax Reform Now GOP Excuse Not to NegotiateThe oh-so-honest Paul Ryan explains himself.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. mysteries
    So, What Exactly Is the Deal With Dennis Rodman?Why is he praising Kim Jong Un so excessively?
    By Dan Amira
  40. gun control
    NRA President: Cuomo As Misguided As the RepublicansOr maybe Hitler.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. the racie for gracie
    John Liu Is Tired of Being InvestigatedIt does sound trying.
    By Adam Martin
  42. scandal-stained wretches
    Scooter Libby Makes a Triumphant Return to PoliticsHe can vote now.
    By Adam Martin
  43. woodwardgate
    Woodward: E-mail Coded ‘You Better Watch Out’Big difference, apparently.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. equal rites
    Obama ‘Evolves’ More on Gay Marriage, Urges Court to Strike Down Prop 8But avoids weighing in on a federal right to gay marriage.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. grudges
    Peter King Wants to Be Marco Rubio’s Anti-Fund-raiserFurious at the senator for fund-raising in New York after voting against Sandy bill.
    By Adam Martin
  46. stuck in the middle
    Romneys Happy to Be Off Campaign ‘Roller Coaster,’ Still Like Each OtherChecking in with America’s awkward rich uncle.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. dear leader
    Dennis Rodman, Vice Having Fun With DictatorYay!
    By Dan Amira
  48. ink-stained wretches
    The Times’ Sheryl Stolberg Explains Her Marilyn Musgrave Mistake“I was horrified.”
    By Dan Amira
  49. the national interest
    Finally, a Human-Rights Abuse Too Extreme for Lanny Davis to IgnoreA sensitive soul speaks out against presidential thuggery.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. ink-stained wretches
    Bob Woodward Is Fine With Intimidating Young Journalists When It Suits HimAnyone remember Jeff Himmelman?
    By Jason Zengerle
  51. sad things
    Gay Mississippi Mayoral Candidate Murdered?Marco McMillian was described as the first viable gay candidate for office in Mississippi history. 
    By Dan Amira
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