1. early and awkward
    GOP Primary Voting to Begin Any Second NowNew Hampshire mulls a December 6 primary.
    By Dan Amira
  2. the national interest
    Rick Perry Not Dead YetMore evidence of the screwy here-you-take-it, no-you-take-it dynamic of the Republican race
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. no he cain’t
    Cainmentum Is Real, and It Is SpectacularAccording to PPP, Herman Cain now leads the primary race 30-22 over Mitt Romney.
    By Dan Amira
  4. master debaters
    Video: The GOP Candidates Have a Few Questions for Mitt RomneyFinally, some candidate-on-candidate question time.
    By Sarah Frank
  5. jobs jobs jobs
    Senate Votes Against President Obama’s Jobs BillLet the games begin.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  7. the national interest
    Perry Survives the Craziness of the Seventh GOP DebateThe Texas governor improved his performance just enough.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. the national interest
    Elizabeth Warren, Cultural IconElizabeth Warren is, in the liberal mind, what Barack Obama was in 2008
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. the national interest
    The Right’s ‘53 Percent’ Solution to Occupy Wall StreetRepublicans are responding to the groundswell of protest with their own brand of class warfare.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. jesus christie
    Chris Christie Throws His Considerable Weight Behind Mitt Romney [Updated]He’ll endorse Romney this afternoon in New Hampshire.
    By Dan Amira
  11. the national interest
    Ralph Nader Finds a Corporate Mogul to LoveRalph Nader’s new, even less coherent rationale for helping the Republicans win.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. america’s sweetheart
    Frank Rich and Adam Moss Discuss the Short, Hot Political Career of Sarah PalinA hundred years from now, is anybody going to be teaching Sarah Palin in high school?
    By Frank Rich and Adam Moss
  13. no he cain’t
    Herman Cain Understands AmericaAmerica wants a “five-pound mound of cheese and toppings.”
    By Dan Amira
  14. master debaters
    What the Candidates Will Ask Each Other in Tonight’s DebateTonight’s GOP debate has some interesting quirks.
    By Dan Amira
  15. rick rolling
    Anita Perry Knows That Real Men Admit Their MistakesAlso, they consent to being called “Ricky.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  16. tarpies
    Elizabeth Warren Raised Over $3 Million in Six WeeksNot bad.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  17. the national interest
    Were We Inevitably Screwed?How could we have avoided economic disaster? Perhaps through the Keynesian stylings of President John McCain.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. no he cain’t
    How Long Can Herman Cain Revel in His Foreign-Policy Ignorance Before Voters Start to Care?He literally called Uzbekistan “Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan.”
    By Dan Amira
  19. plumbers
    God Has Told Joe the Plumber to Run for CongressHe’s reportedly filed for a 2012 campaign.
    By Dan Amira
  20. the national interest
    Republicans Already Looking Forward to Employing Evil Obama MethodsRepublicans endorse tyrannical Obamacare strategy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. money woes
    Debt-Reduction Super-Committee Is Super DeadlockedNot surprisingly, nobody is budging.
    By Dan Amira
  22. the national interest
    The Rick Perry RebootWhen you’re trying to craft an image of a strong leader, it’s generally best to avoid comparing your candidate to a puppy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. values voter summit dispatch
    Who Won and Who Lost at the Values Voter SummitMitt Romney and Rick Perry both came out weaker.
    By Dan Amira
  24. values voter summit dispatch
    Values Voter Summit Showdown: Mitt Romney vs. Bryan FischerRomney criticizes the speaker following him for his “poisonous” anti-Mormon language.
    By Dan Amira
  25. values voter summit dispatch
    Bill Bennett Slams Pastor Robert Jeffress [Updated]“You did Rick Perry no good sir in what you had to say.”
    By Dan Amira
  26. values voter summit dispatch
    The Mormon Discussion That Was Always Going to Happen Is Now HappeningAfter a Perry-backing pastor calls Mormonism a “cult,” the religious question has burst into the forefront of the race. We talked to Values Voter Summit attendees to see what they thought.
    By Dan Amira
  27. values voter summit dispatch
    Herman Cain Is an Applause MachineThe crowd went wild for him today.
    By Dan Amira
  28. the national interest
    Can Obama Be a Nerd Populist?Obama is attempting to exploit a cleavage between intellectual elites and financial elites.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. values voter summit dispatch
    Chatting With Two Guys Dressed As Colonial Historical FiguresWhy they dress like that and who they’re voting for.
    By Dan Amira
  30. values voter summit dispatch
    Things You Would See at the Values Voter SummitSome great bumper stickers in here.
    By Dan Amira
  31. the national interest
    Romney Loves South Carolina, America’s Volatile BoyfriendWhen ranking states by patriotism, the state that most frequently threatens to or actually carries out secession should probably go to the back of the line.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. values voter summit dispatch
    Hello, From the Values Voter SummitThe annual gathering of social conservatives.
    By Dan Amira
  33. early and often
    The GOP Primary Campaign As a Horserace — LiterallySlate came up with a pretty cool way summarize the ups and downs of the GOP race so far.
    By Dan Amira
  34. the national interest
    Carbon Emissions Are Rising, So Let’s Ignore Al Gore!We can’t be completely certain about the theory of gravity, either.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. the national interest
    Steve Jobs, Occupy Wall Street, and the Capitalist IdealThe misunderstanding that unites free market puritans on the left and the right.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. no he cain’t
    Herman Cain Definitely Never Expected to Be PopularThat may explain why he scheduled a national book tour in the middle of his presidential campaign.
    By Dan Amira
  37. the national interest
    Ben Nelson’s Latest Bad IdeaBen Nelson has another brainstorm to highlight his special Ben Nelson brand.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. the national interest
    Lessons on Partisanship for LibertariansIf there’s one thing I’ve learned about ‘Reason’ magazine’s writers, it’s that they think I’m “partisan.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. the national interest
    Roger Ailes Continues to Insult Fox News“I hired Sarah Palin because she was hot and got ratings.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. the national interest
    They Don’t Like You, Mitt. They Really Don’t Like You.Saying you might vote for Herman Cain for president — of the United States, not of a pizza chain — can only be read as a cry of protest.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. mea culpas
    In Retrospect, Hank Williams Jr. Wishes He Didn’t Make That Hitler CommentHe’s just so passionate, is all.
    By Dan Amira
  42. bachmann ambition overdrive
    Michele Bachmann Flees Liberal Arts StudentsThey just wanted to learn more about her views.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  43. video
    John Heilemann on Hardball: Will Republicans Still Be Hungry for Chris Christie in 2016?“He is trying to follow the old showbiz rule, which is to leave your audience wanting more.”
    By Sarah Frank
  44. early and often
    The Five Stages of ‘Chris Christie Isn’t Running’ GriefWhat the GOP Establishment is going through at this moment.
    By Dan Amira
  45. party chat
    In Which We Inform Samuel L. Jackson About N-ggerheadHe took it pretty well.
    By Dan Amira and Catherine Coreno
  46. the national interest
    Bill Kristol Strikes Out AgainKristol has compiled the worst draft record since Matt “Fire” Millen.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. jesus christie
    Chris Christie Not Running for President, for Real This Time [Updated]Is that your final answer?
    By Dan Amira
  48. 2013
    Scarlett Johansson and Family Present Scott Stringer for Mayor at the Jane HotelUnderdog politician and A-lister join forces at hip hotel.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  49. the national interest
    Obama’s Unlikely Anarchist FriendsThe coverage of both Obama’s plan and the protests has focused on the question of what new laws they can accomplish. That is the wrong question.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. jesus christie
    Republican Voters Not That Excited for Chris Christie (And Now He’s Not Running Anyway)A majority actually don’t want him to run or don’t care.
    By Dan Amira
  51. jesus christie
    Would Chris Christie Get Less Attention If He Were Governor of Kansas?John Heilemann responded to that question on ‘Last Word.’
    By Caroline Bankoff
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