1. the national interest
    Massacre-Prevention As StimulusShould we hire men to hang around schools in case of a shooting spree?
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. photo op
    Here’s President Obama Being Adorable With a Child AgainThis is what Obama does, all the time.
    By Dan Amira
  3. pop quiz
    Identify the Gun-Control Quote: Obama, Feinstein, or Reagan?Take the quiz!
    By Dan Amira
  4. the national interest
    Boehner’s Plan B Fails; Inmates Running AsylumCrazy — but that’s how it goes …
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. newtown massacre
    Obama Launching Gun Task Force Headed by Joe Biden [Updated]The president will speak a bit about his plan this afternoon.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  7. disasters
    Republicans Want to Make Sure Alaska Fisheries Don’t Get Hurricane Sandy AidSounds reasonable.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. international affairs
    Report Blames ‘Systemic Failure’ at State Department for Benghazi AttackSecurity at the compound was “grossly inadequate.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. Ranking Nate Silver’s Trashiest Post-Election Trash TalkHe’s been doing a lot of it.
    By Dan Amira
  10. the national interest
    House Republicans Again Show Why We Need to Wait Until January for a DealAll I want for Christmas is you … to agree in principle to extend a portion of the Bush tax cuts. This song isn’t working.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. sanford and wife
    Mark Sanford Might Run for Congress Against His Ex-Wife (But Probably Not)But it would be highly entertaining if they did!
    By Dan Amira
  12. the national interest
    Liberal Obama Budget Freak-outs: A How-To GuideWhen and how to get your freak on.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. New York Post Editorial Calls the Second Amendment ‘Obsolete’The paper wasn’t saying that after Aurora.
    By Dan Amira
  14. gun control
    Major Gun-Maker to Be Sold Following Newtown Massacre [Updated]Cerberus Capital Management wants out of the business.
    By Kevin Roose
  15. the national interest
    McArdle Wins Worst Newtown Reaction AwardIt involves proposing the revival of a World War II–era military tactic. Used by Japan.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. sad things
    Senator Daniel Inouye Is DeadHe was the second longest-serving senator in U.S. history and the highest-ranking Asian-American.
    By Dan Amira
  17. the death throes of birtherism
    Arizona Electors Still Arguing That Obama Wasn’t Born in Hawaii“The majority of the people had no dream that Bill Clinton did what he did until a young lady had a blue dress and proved he did.”
    By Dan Amira
  18. the national interest
    Krugman’s Deficit Calm Perhaps a Tad Too CalmSeeking a middle ground between blind deficit panic and total complacency.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. early and awkward
    Listen to Mitch McConnell Ignore Gun QuestionHe also clears his throat.
    By Dan Amira
  20. Heilemann on Weak State and Local Gun LawsWeak local gun laws are made weaker still by the absence of federal enforcement, Heilemann said.
    By Sarah Frank
  21. Frank Rich: America’s Other Original SinThe struggle to make America safer will take decades. Is Newtown the start?
    By Frank Rich
  22. comings and goings
    The GOP Is About to Have the Only Black Senator in the CountryCongressman Tim Scott will be appointed to the Senate.
    By Dan Amira
  23. Joe ‘Dead Aim’ Manchin Sounds Ready to Ban Assault WeaponsHe’s a favorite of the NRA.
    By Dan Amira
  24. the national interest
    The Bracing Political Reality of Gun ControlThe long, steep path ahead.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. Obama on Newtown: ‘We’re Not Doing Enough’The president exhorted the nation to unspecified change.
    By Adam Martin
  26. gun control
    Feinstein to Introduce Assault Weapons Ban“It can be done,” she said. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  27. get well soon
    Hillary Clinton Fainted It seems like she’s okay. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  28. cabinet concerns
    Obama May Have Already Chosen Kerry for StateSources say it’s “basically a done deal.” 
    By Andre Tartar
  29. takedowns
    Cory Booker Called a Bogus SuperheroThe paper slammed the Newark mayor like Chris Christie will if he has to.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. the national interest
    Everybody Misinformed About Right to WorkI’m pretty sure my calm explanation of labor law will make everybody stop being angry about Michigan.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. imagined conversations
    How Kim Jong-un Watched the Rocket LaunchAn imagined conversation.
    By Dan Amira
  32. stoners
    Obama Won’t Fight Legal Pot, But Doesn’t Quite Support It“We’ve got bigger fish to fry,” he told Barbara Walters.
    By Dan Amira
  33. coming and goings
    Republicans Are All of a Sudden Big Fans of John KerryAt least he’s not Susan Rice.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  34. birth control
    Jindal Endorses Over-the-Counter Birth ControlHe calls for “the end of birth-control politics.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. comings and goings
    Susan Rice Will Not Be Secretary of StateShe withdrew her name from consideration this afternoon.
    By Dan Amira
  36. Frank Rich on the National Circus: America’s Real Fiscal CrisisWho’s really hurting workers? The Koch brothers, for starters.
    By Frank Rich
  37. the national interest
    Is Obama Punishing the GOP Because He’s Mean?It’s an increasingly popular Republican theory.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. disasters
    House Republicans Content to Make Hurricane Sandy Victims Wait for AidThey think $60 billion seems like a bit much.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. the national interest
    Raising the Medicare Retirement Age Still SuckyBut not totally-unacceptable-sucky.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. bons mots
    Cambodian Prime Minister Makes World’s Best Appeal for Gay ToleranceIt has something to do with “racing vehicles.”
    By Dan Amira
  41. early and awkward
    Arrest of Senator’s Intern Delayed for ElectionThis is not going to go over well.
    By Dan Amira
  42. the national interest
    Why Republicans Can’t Propose Spending CutsIt’s not because they’re afraid.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. jesus christie
    Chris Christie Does Not Think He Is Too Fat to Be President“I mean, that’s ridiculous.”
    By Dan Amira
  44. secretary of awesome
    Why New York Doesn’t Want Mayor Hillary ClintonKind of odd.
    By Dan Amira
  45. the national interest
    In Michigan, the Republican Will to PowerWhy these Republican-controlled states keep starting huge fights.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. the supremes
    Sonia Sotomayor Declined Quaaludes on Her Wedding Night [Updated]A “bag of Quaaludes,” to be precise.
    By Dan Amira
  47. the national interest
    Politico Accidentally Exposes Beltway EliteA document for the ages.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. get well get well soon we want you to get well
    Hillary Clinton Sidelined by Stomach BugShe was just about to make a major announcement about Syria.
    By Dan Amira
  49. video
    Rich: The Biggest Conservative Racket of AllIt involved Fox News.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and awkward
    Harry Reid Gushes About Retiring Senator’s Mane of Lustrous Teenage Hair“He has hair like a um … 15-year-old.”
    By Dan Amira
  51. unnecessary debates
    Santa Is Definitely a DemocratAmerica mostly agrees.
    By Dan Amira
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