1. Marco Rubio and the Coming Conservative RevoltThe canary in the Republican coal mine.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. stand clear of the closing doors
    Monthly MetroCard Set to Rise to $112; or, Why Joe Lhota Is DoomedWe don’t give a lot of thought to all the good things about the MTA.
    By Dan Amira
  3. early and awkward
    Obama Meets Psy, Refrains From Doing Horse DanceBut he did get a handshake.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. fiscal cliff
    Obama and Boehner Meet to Discuss Fiscal CliffThis sounds a little bit like progress. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  5. hillary 2016?
    Hillary Clinton’s Life Might Look a Little Boring for a While She needs to keep things uncontroversial while she decides whether or not to run in 2016. 
    By Andre Tartar
  7. new jersey
    Cory Booker Still Considering Running Against Chris Christie He promised to make a decision within the next two weeks. 
    By Andre Tartar
  8. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Eases Back Into Public Life With Awkward CommentJust like old times. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  9. inauguration 2013
    President Obama’s Inaugural Committee Will Accept Corporate Money This YearThis was not the case in 2009. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  10. crimes and misdemeanors
    Convicted Criminal Shows Court Obama E-mailsPresident Obama, Bill Clinton, and Chuck Schumer all wrote to mobster Anthony “Tony O” O’Donnell. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  11. florida
    Charlie Crist Is Now Officially a DemocratThe former Republican governor of Florida signed his registration papers last night.
    By Andre Tartar
  12. crash diets
    Cory Booker Skips Cipriani for More Canned BeansHis food stamp challenge is not easy, he’ll have you know.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. the national interest
    My Wanker of the Day Acceptance SpeechSome vintage hippie-punching for a Friday afternoon.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. the national interest
    The Psychology of Defeat on the RightAs conservatives contemplate rising taxes, the gamut of emotions is on display — rage, despair, spite… Oddly, no bargaining, though.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. early and awful
    Psy Rapped About Killing American Soldiers We don’t feel like doing the horse dance anymore.
    By Dan Amira
  16. photo op
    White House Releases Romney Concession PhotoThe White House released a photo of President Obama receiving Mitt Romney’s concession.
    By Dan Amira
  17. early and awkward
    David Axelrod Really Loves His DaughterHe let people shave his mustache on live TV this morning.
    By Dan Amira
  18. jesus christie
    Jon Stewart Blasts Chris Christie Over Fickle Friendship With ObamaThe guy just can’t win.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Caroline Shin
  19. campaign cash
    Romney and Obama Raised an Absurd Amount of Money in 2012They couldn’t even spend all of it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. it’s never too early to talk about 2016
    Republican Voters Hate Chris ChristieThis too shall pass.
    By Dan Amira
  21. the national interest
    Go Ahead, Raise the Medicare Retirement AgeA tolerable budget concession.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. comings and goings
    Jim DeMint Cashes InThe South Carolina senator is leaving the Senate to head a think tank in January.
    By Dan Amira
  23. fauxtrage
    Laura Ingraham Has the World’s Worst ImaginationShe can’t even imagine what people would say if Fox News hosts met with President Bush, which is something that happened.
    By Dan Amira
  24. the national interest
    Bobby Jindal Unclear on What Fiscal Cliff IsSeems like something a leading policy thinker ought to know.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. the national interest
    The Republican Anti-Tax Maginot LineThey’ll never get their tax increase through it!
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. life after bloomberg
    Could Bill de Blasio’s Family Be Any More Diverse?Yup!
    By Dan Amira
  27. cabinet concerns
    What Happened to the Secretary of Business?Whither President Obama’s least-loved campaign idea?
    By Kevin Roose
  28. the national interest
    Obama: No More Debt Ceiling ExtortionShoot the hostage.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. Frank Rich on the National Circus: The Fiscal Cliff Is the Y2K of 2012Obama can wait out the GOP.
    By Frank Rich
  30. it’s science
    Marco Rubio Believes in Science Now“I mean, it’s established pretty definitively, it’s at least 4.5 billion years old.”
    By Dan Amira
  31. the national interest
    Obama’s Refusal to Deal Paving Way for a DealThe Zen of striking a deal by refusing to compromise.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. early and awkward
    Half of Republicans Think ACORN Stole the Election From Beyond the GraveThat is terrifying.
    By Dan Amira
  33. Fox News Puts Karl Rove on the BenchRoger Ailes shakes things up.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  34. early and awkward
    Arizona Won’t Tell Anybody Where Its Governor IsThe last time this happened was with Mark Sanford.
    By Dan Amira
  35. the national interest
    The Logic of a January Fiscal Cliff DealEverybody chill the f-ck out. The calendar has got this.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Spotted at Costco Despite Wearing a Hat and SunglassesThe cataloguing of Mitt Romney’s unfathomably boring post-election life continues.
    By Dan Amira
  37. 2013
    Bloomberg Assures Christine Quinn He’s Not Into Hillary Clinton for MayorHe snapped at journalists today who dared ask about the report.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  38. warren of the worlds
    Wall Street’s Elizabeth Warren Nightmare Is Coming TrueThe senator-elect reportedly has a seat on the powerful Banking Committee.
    By Kevin Roose
  39. the national interest
    Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio Rebranding SelvesTwo idealists, and their team of image consultants, confront a changing landscape.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. fiscal cliff
    GOP Claims to Offer ‘Middle Ground’ in Fiscal Cliff CounterproposalBut they won’t raise tax rates on the wealthiest Americans.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. books
    Dick Cheney Is Writing a Book About His Heart ProblemsIt will be completely “non-political.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. religiots
    Patrick Henry Threatens to Sue Gay Student BlogA constitutional lawyer should know better.
    By Luke Darby
  43. photo op
    President Obama Lives on the EdgeHe did a Twitter chat today with an unplugged laptop.
    By Dan Amira
  44. the national interest
    GOP ‘Doomsday Plan’ Neither a Plan Nor Doom-ySounds better than “give Obama what he wants,” though.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. fiscal cliff
    Geithner and Boehner Describe Budget TalksThe two offered up their opposing takes on the Sunday morning talk shows.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  46. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Is Just ChillingFriends say he doesn’t know what to do with himself quite yet.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  47. politics
    Allen West Compares Himself to Abraham LincolnThey do have at least one thing in common.
    By Andre Tartar
  48. hurricane sandy
    Governor Cuomo Will Travel to Washington to Ask for Hurricane Recovery MoneySometimes you have to ask for $42 billion in person.
    By Andre Tartar
  49. the national interest
    George W. Bush Gradually Becoming a Non-PersonThere’s a George W. Bush? You sure you’re not thinking of that nice George P. Bush?
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. the national interest
    Do Republicans Want to Cut Medicare?It’s not clear they have an answer.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. warren of the worlds
    Can Wall Street Tame Elizabeth Warren?Banks confront their worst enemy, now elected.
    By Kevin Roose
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