1. the national interest
    The Real Message of The Dark Knight RisesIt’s nationalistic chauvinism of a very provincial kind.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. the national interest
    Obama’s Nationalist Appeal to Scare the White Working Class Away From RomneyThose foreigners took yer jobs, and Mitt helped them!
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. aurora shooting
    White House: Obama May Push Gun ControlHe may get around to it within the next four years.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. stuck in the mittle
    Romney Advisers Discuss ‘Anglo-Saxon Heritage’“The White House didn’t fully appreciate the shared history we have.”
    By Brett Smiley
  5. the national interest
    Is Obama Worried About His Own Popularity Now?He’s suddenly looking winsome and reassuring again. Hmm …
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. the national interest
    Romney Blames Obama for Paying GOP RansomI blame him, too!
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. the third terminator
    Mayor Bloomberg Can’t Believe You Took Him Literally, You Guys!Bloomberg walks back his suggestion that police officers go on strike nationwide. 
    By Dan Amira
  9. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Accidentally Credits President Obama for Creating 3.7 Million JobsIt’s all about which jobs you’re counting. 
    By Dan Amira
  10. the national interest
    Mitt Still Against Apologies Other Than to HimOh, President Romney accidentally destroyed New Zealand? Too bad!
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. the third terminator
    Mayor Bloomberg Flirts With Violating the Taylor LawHis comment on police strikes toes the line, for sure. 
    By Dan Amira
  12. cuomolot
    Andrew Cuomo Says There’s Nothing to See HereThe governor is battling with newspapers to keep some documents from his past private.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. the national interest
    Marco Rubio’s Recurring Obama NightmareDoctor, what could explain this fixation with Third World strongmen?
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. overseas mission
    Obama Launches Preemptive Strike Against Romney’s Foreign Policy AttackObama took out bin Laden, in case you’ve forgotten.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney to Olympic Athletes: You Didn’t Win ThatMitt Romney once again undercuts his campaign’s main message.
    By Dan Amira
  16. the internet
    Mindy Meyer’s Campaign Website Combines Hot Pink, LMFAO, and Sparkly GIFsThe aspiring state senator is for real.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. early and awesome
    ‘Mitt Romney, a Hero in My Mind’ Is Just the Latest Tepid Romney EndorsementA great song by a crazy man.
    By Dan Amira
  18. let’s get charticle
    Know Your Bain/BaneWhich is the private equity corporation and which is the Batman villain?
    By Dan Amira
  19. other palins
    Three-Year-Old Tripp Palin Called His Aunt Willow Palin a ‘Faggot’Here’s the heartwarming video!
    By Dan Amira
  20. the national interest
    Introducing Pre-Constitutional ConservatismAh, the halcyon days of the 1780s, before Big Government ruined everything.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. the national interest
    This Quote Shows Why Our Government Is DoomedThey didn’t teach you this part in high-school civics class.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. stuck in the mittle
    Use of Tax Havens May Put Romney in .0001 PercentOverseas accounts are as popular as they are morally questionable.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. conspiracy theories
    Huma Abedin Gets Extra Police Protection After a New Jersey man threatened her life. 
    By Andre Tartar
  24. politics
    Aurora Shooting Unlikely to Revive the Gun Control DebateLawmakers have mostly avoided speaking about the issue.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  25. bachmann ambition overdrive
    House Intel Committee Members Criticize BachmannMost don’t seem to think Huma Abedin is a spy for the Muslim Brotherhood. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  26. money primary
    Mitt Romney Is Still Winning the Fund-raising War Liberal super-PACs to the rescue? 
    By Andre Tartar
  27. Christine Quinn’s Risk-Averse 2013 StrategyBeing a city council speaker running for mayor can be a blessing and a curse.
    By Chris Smith
  28. people who do nothing for a living
    Congress Has Sent 54 Bills to President Obama This YearFourteen of them renamed post offices.
    By Dan Amira
  29. the national interest
    How ‘You Didn’t Build That’ Violated Conservative P.C.A gaffe opens a sociological window into the political culture.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. stuck in the mittle
    We Don’t Think Ann Romney Said ‘You People’The case of the phantom word.
    By Dan Amira
  31. the national interest
    Obama: Romney Ends Medicare As We Know ItThe real attack of the campaign begins.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. veepstakes
    Republican Voters Hungry for Rice (Not the Food, Though … You’ll See!)It’s actually a person named Rice!
    By Dan Amira
  33. cable news news
    Fox News Kinda Wants Obama to WinDon’t let them fool you.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  34. what just happened
    Newt Gingrich and Snooki Become BFFs on the Tonight ShowLook out for Gingrich on ‘Snooki and JWOWW’.
    By Brett Smiley and Caroline Shin
  35. early and awesome
    John McCain Wants Michele Bachmann and Her Islamophobia Off His LawnBachmann has accused Huma Abedin of being a spy for the Muslim Brotherhood.
    By Dan Amira
  36. the national interest
    The ‘You Didn’t Build That’ Lie and the Debate Beneath ItWhat did Obama really mean when he said that? Could it be … socialism?
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. the presidential race in graphs
    The Presidential Race in Graphs (and Charts and Diagrams), Part IIITaxes, veepstakes, and un-American activities.
    By Dan Amira
  38. the national interest
    Mitch McConnell Needs Better ThreatsTry threatening to do something you haven’t already announced plans to do anyway.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. kids today
    Hipster PAC Downtown 4 Democracy Eats Well With PurposeThis is how Brooklyn does political fund-raising.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. gross things
    Rochester Man Arrested for Fondling Children’s Feet Blames ObamaWorst (and grossest) Obama-blaming ever.
    By Dan Amira
  41. Frank Rich on the National Circus: Mitt Can’t Wait Out His Tax StormEven his own party wants to see what Romney made and paid.
    By Frank Rich
  42. Columnist Accused of Being Too Cozy With Own HusbandMuckraking fail.
    By Dan Amira
  43. the national interest
    Mitt Romney Gets AngryYou wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. Though Obama probably does.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. the national interest
    Has ‘Attacking Success’ Made Us Poor?Romney escapes deep into right-wing fantasy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. bain of his existence
    Limbaugh: Obama Team Behind ‘Bane’ in Batman“The movie has been in the works for a long time.”
    By Brett Smiley
  46. stuck in the mittle
    Why National Review Is Wrong on Romney’s TaxesWhy the conservative magazine might be horribly wrong. 
    By Dan Amira
  47. bons mots
    George W. Bush Describes the Presidency“Eight years was awesome and I was famous and I was powerful.”
    By Dan Amira
  48. the national interest
    Romney Surrogate Calls Obama Un-American Stoner [Updated]Is it possible to construct a sentence referencing Indonesia, Hawaii, marijuana, Chicago, and community organizing? It is!
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. the national interest
    The Paul Ryan Rosetta StoneAnother clue in the hidden intellectual history of the Republican Party’s leader.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. the national interest
    Why Obama Runs on Taxing the RichRepublicans have chained themselves to a wildly unpopular position.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. ad wars
    Obama Ad Questions Romney’s Tax MysteryWe don’t know because Romney hasn’t released them!
    By Dan Amira
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