1. post-modern love
    Grading Obama’s ‘Classic Undergraduate-ese’Columbia lit professors weigh in on his “love letters.”
    By Noreen Malone
  2. obama
    Obama Girlfriend Was a ‘Composite Character’More literary pretension from this guy!
    By Noreen Malone
  3. the national interest
    Obama’s Secret Centrist AgendaCandidate Obama is way more liberal, and also way less accomplished, than President Obama.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. post-modern love
    Barack Obama’s Old Girlfriends Get Dishy Yessssss.
    By Noreen Malone
  5. occupy everywhere
    What Comes After May Day for Occupy Wall Street?May 1 brought big crowds and good vibes, but no obvious path forward.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  7. funny people
    Why Aren’t Conservatives As Funny As Liberals?Aasif Mandvi weighs in.
    By Noreen Malone
  8. international intrigue
    President Obama Will See Your Firehouse and Raise You … Afghanistan!He made a surprise visit to Afghanistan today.
    By Dan Amira
  9. the national interest
    Gay Romney Spokesman ResignsRichard Grenell, we hardly knew ye.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. early and awkward
    OWS Loudly and Explicity Crashed Romney PresserThere were many curse words.
    By Dan Amira
  11. politics
    Jonathan Chait on NOW with Alex Wagner: Paul Ryan, Genuine Salesman?“Paul Ryan’s the guy who really figured out what the Republicans are going to do if they can get a hold of this power and Romney is just the one who’s executing it.”
    By Sarah Frank
  12. the national interest
    Mitt Romney’s Dove Trap Republicans can thank Bush for making them look like softies on bin Laden.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. quinn in to win it
    Quinn and Bloomberg: Separation Anxiety?Parsing her odd living-wage rally walkout.
    By Chris Smith
  14. party chat
    Harvey Weinstein: ‘Of Course I’ll Do a PAC’Weinstein to the rescue?
    By Taylor Berman
  15. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Actually Just a Crazy High Schooler, Wife InsistsOh, good. 
    By Dan Amira
  16. osama bin killed
    Is Obama’s Bin Laden Boast ‘Despicable’ or Just Good Politics? [Updated]As the one-year anniversary approaches, the Obama campaign wonders whether President Romney would have gotten the job done.
    By Dan Amira
  17. the national interest
    Brave Leftie Blogger Exposes My Ryan Suck-UpA spectacular and truly original interpretation.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. the national interest
    Paul Krugman Meets Ron PaulWeirdness ensues.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. national anthems
    So Which Young Jeezy Song Would Obama Sing?A guessing game.
    By Noreen Malone
  20. photo op
    The World Trade Center Is Back1 World Trade Center became the tallest building in New York today.
    By Dan Amira
  21. party chat
    White House Correspondents’ Dinner: A SlideshowRay Kelly finds ’Portlandia’ fun; Carrie Brownstein can’t say the same about politics.
    By Noreen Malone and Jennifer Vineyard
  22. raygin’
    Ray Kelly Is ‘Contemplating’ a Run for MayorThe dance continues.
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  23. early and awkward
    Ten Rejected Obama Campaign Slogans“Forward” was just the last slogan the reelection team considered. 
    By Dan Amira
  24. RNC Defends Obama From Romney AttackPolitical oppo fail.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. early and often
    Bill Clinton Joins Obama at Virginia Fund-raiser“You guys get two presidents for one, which is a pretty good deal,” Obama said.
    By Brett Smiley
  26. eye of the newt
    Newt Gingrich Will Now Drop Out on Wednesday He needed an extra day, it seems. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  27. walk-backs
    Meghan McCain Clarifies Her Stance on BrooklynShe likes some things about it.
    By Noreen Malone
  28. white house correspondents’ dinner
    Reggie Love’s Words of Encouragement for ObamaOn the basketball front.
    By Noreen Malone
  29. the politics of coolness
    Mitt Romney Is Not Cool, But That Does Not Make Him a LoserPlus: Is Obama even cool anymore? 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  30. politics is a joke
    We Try to Best Jokes From the WHCDSome were actually kind of funny! 
    By Andre Tartar and Caroline Bankoff
  31. white house correspondents’ dinner
    Scenes From the White House Correspondents’ DinnerWe went so you didn’t have to.
    By Noreen Malone
  32. white men with money
    John Paulson’s Mitt Romney Fund-raiser Was About What You’d Expect The event took place at the hedge-funder’s UES townhouse. 
    By Andre Tartar
  33. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Has Some Good Advice for the Children of Wealthy PeopleShortcuts for aspiring entrepreneurs. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  34. veepstakes
    Will Marco Rubio’s Campaign Finance Problem Be a Veepstake Disqualifier?The Florida senator was fined $8,000 for improper campaign contributions.
    By Andre Tartar
  35. white house correspondents’ dinner
    WHCD Weekend Party Chatter: Where Hillary Clinton and Lindsay Lohan MeetWe hope they actually DO meet someday.
    By Noreen Malone and Jennifer Vineyard
  36. early and awkward
    Paul Ryan Suddenly Decides That He Hates Ayn RandIs this a tryout for the Romney ticket?
    By Dan Amira
  37. oh congress!
    Congress Wasted Some More Time TodayOn student loans.
    By Dan Amira
  38. the national interest
    The 2012 Election Is Bush-Kerry in ReverseAnd both parties have switched sides on what they’re supposed to be angry about.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. the national interest
    Did Obama Also Not Want to Kill Bin Laden?Buzzfeed says maybe! Or in another, more accurate sense, no.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. politics
    Heilemann: Romney vs. Obama on Foreign Policy“The president is on very strong ground when it comes to foreign policy for all the obvious reasons.”
    By Sarah Frank
  41. osama bin killed
    Old Mitt Romney Haunts New Mitt Romney, Part XXVIIThe Obama campaign cuts a new ad questioning whether Romney would have killed Bin Laden. 
    By Dan Amira
  42. investigations
    Secret Service Scandal Still Expanding to El Salvador and BeyondThe investigation now includes at least four countries, dating back twelve years.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  43. What Was on the Agenda at the State Department’s Take Your Child to Work Day? A nice little prostitution discussion, of course.
    By Noreen Malone
  44. other obamas
    Michelle Obama ‘Probably’ Won’t Run for PresidentProbably?!?
    By Dan Amira
  45. the national interest
    GOP Already Backseat Driving Romney CampaignAren’t they supposed to hold off on this kind of thing until like August?
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. stuck in the mittle
    Why Romney Really Wants to Talk Student Loans: Frustrated, Swing-Voting ParentsIt’s not for the youth vote.
    By Noreen Malone
  47. photo op
    The Many Big Sticks of President Obama“I promise you, the president has a big stick,” Joe Biden proclaimed today.
    By Dan Amira
  48. party chat
    Georgina Bloomberg Kind of Wants Dad to Run for PresidentOnly if he wants to!
    By Jamie Sharpe
  49. the national interest
    The 2000 Cheney-Rove Creep-OffSpoiler alert: Cheney won.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. ad wars
    Obama the Celebrity, Round TwoKarl Rove’s super PAC tells young voters that Obama’s coolness hasn’t done anything for them.
    By Dan Amira
  51. student loans
    Boehner Announces Student Loan Interest VoteRepublicans want to pay for it out of Obama’s health-care fund.
    By Brett Smiley
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