1. 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
  2. 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
  3. the national interest
    Ben Nelson’s Latest Bad IdeaBen Nelson has another brainstorm to highlight his special Ben Nelson brand.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. 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
  5. the national interest
    Roger Ailes Continues to Insult Fox News“I hired Sarah Palin because she was hot and got ratings.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. 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
  8. mea culpas
    In Retrospect, Hank Williams Jr. Wishes He Didn’t Make That Hitler CommentHe’s just so passionate, is all.
    By Dan Amira
  9. bachmann ambition overdrive
    Michele Bachmann Flees Liberal Arts StudentsThey just wanted to learn more about her views.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. party chat
    In Which We Inform Samuel L. Jackson About N-ggerheadHe took it pretty well.
    By Dan Amira and Catherine Coreno
  13. the national interest
    Bill Kristol Strikes Out AgainKristol has compiled the worst draft record since Matt “Fire” Millen.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. jesus christie
    Chris Christie Not Running for President, for Real This Time [Updated]Is that your final answer?
    By Dan Amira
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. ink-stained wretches
    Nancy Pelosi Did Not Attack Obama’s Messaging StrategyNot on the record, at least.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  20. equal rites
    President Obama Won’t Say If He’ll Stop Pretending to Oppose Gay Marriage Before the ElectionNice try, George Stephanopoulos.
    By Dan Amira
  21. the national interest
    Joe Stiglitz Speaks to the People“We are all individuals!”
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. the national interest
    Does Romney Really Want to Call Perry Stupid?The danger of calling somebody stupid in a Republican primary.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. N-WordheadGate: Herman Cain Suddenly No Longer OffendedThat rock with the slur on it? Now it “doesn’t bother” Cain “at all.”
    By Dan Amira
  24. the national interest
    Dick Cheney Demands VindicationCheney’s cognitive dissonance.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. early and awkward
    ‘GOP’ Just a Meaningless Assemblage of Letters to Most PeopleMost people don’t know what it stands for.
    By Dan Amira
  26. N-WordheadGate: Conservatives Are Outraged … at Herman CainWhy the backlash is against Herman Cain instead of Rick Perry.
    By Dan Amira
  27. early and often
    The Chris Christie X Factor: Frank Rich and Adam Moss on Our Game-Show Electoral ProcessWhat the Christie boom means.
    By Frank Rich and Adam Moss
  28. the national interest
    Romney Calls Perry a Mexico-LoverAnything that a Mexican would like must be wrong, suggests Romney campaign.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. the national interest
    Chris Christie Is Fat. So What?’The Obesity Myth’ is the essential text to understand the currents of cultural prejudice that will be marshaled against Chris Christie.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. the national interest
    Is Mitt Romney a Keynesian?The best short-term hope for the unemployed may be a Mitt Romney presidency
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. jesus christie
    Washington Post Columnist Is Really Just Concerned About Chris Christie’s HealthHas the governor considered diet and exercise?
    By Caroline Bankoff
  32. america’s sweetheart
    Sarah Palin Says She Didn’t Mean to Insult ‘Herb Cain’Or Herman Cain, even.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  33. the national interest
    Mitt Romney’s Involuntary Political CelibacyRomney doesn’t have a political career in the same sense that William Hung doesn’t have a music career.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. early and awkward
    Was North Carolina’s Governor Serious About Suspending Congressional Elections?Maybe?
    By Dan Amira
  35. early and awkward
    Sarah Palin Is a Big Fan of ‘Herb Cain’She may like him even more than Donald Trump likes Jim Perry.
    By Dan Amira
  36. the national interest
    Chris Christie’s ContradictionsThe deeper question a Christie run would raise is what, exactly, Republicans are looking for.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. early and often
    In Defense of FloridaWhy they SHOULD be pissed about the primary calendar.
    By Dan Amira
  38. early and awesome
    Rick Perry Will Let You Borrow His Kwanzaa CDsBad Lip Reading produces internet gold.
    By Dan Amira
  39. the national interest
    Understanding Class Warfare HysteriaWhat we are talking about when we talk about “class warfare”.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. jesus christie
    Chris Christie Not Running, Say Lots of People [Updated: Other People Say He Might]“I’m sure that he’s not going to run.”
    By Dan Amira
  41. party chat
    SNL’s Bill Hader Is Rooting for Herman CainFor comedy!
    By Jamie Miles
  42. rick rolling
    Video: Rick Perry Gets the Letterman Top Ten TreatmentSigns “the rising star might be sinking.”
    By Sarah Frank
  43. white men with money
    Jim Himes Would Sorta Like People to Forget He Worked on Wall StreetThe ‘Times’ wrote an article about it, though, so now everyone’s going to remember.
    By Noreen Malone
  44. master debaters
    Jon Huntsman Might Not Be Invited to the Next CNN DebateOuch.
    By Dan Amira
  45. early and awkward
    Someone Told President Obama That He’s the AntichristA heckler got his money’s worth at an Obama fund-raiser last night.
    By Dan Amira
  46. jesus christie
    Five Things Conservative Voters Would Hate About Chris ChristieTheir next savior isn’t exactly an ideal Republican.
    By Dan Amira
  47. video
    John Heilemann on Last Word: You Can’t Take Straw Polls SeriouslyBut that doesn’t make them meaningless.
    By Caroline Shin and Caroline Bankoff
  48. the future is coming
    Facebook Forms a PAC [Updated]The company unveiled yet another new feature.
    By Caroline Bankoff and Joe Coscarelli
  49. money woes
    Senate Reaches Agreement to Avoid Government ShutdownMitch McConnell called the plan “reasonable.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  50. the national interest
    John Mearsheimer Ready for Rosh Hashanah in StyleJohn Mearsheimer is back in the news, and not in a way that’s going to make his defenders (or more precisely, the critics of his critics) feel very good.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. the national interest
    Roger Ailes Abuses His Employees in PublicFor some reason, he just unloaded on all his anchors, one after another.
    By Jonathan Chait
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