1. china
    Xi Jinping’s Cult of Personality Gets a Big BoostThe increasingly autocratic leader will probably be in charge for a long time.
    By Benjamin Hart
  2. past is prologue
    American Politics Is Back to the FutureCrime, inflation, parental rights in schools aren’t new issues at all, but a blast from the Republican revival of the ‘70s and ‘80s.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. the national interest
    Maybe We Should Have Listened to Larry Summers’s Warnings About InflationHe likes Build Back Better!
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. third parties
    Why There Is No Centrist Third PartyAs a new Pew typology shows, there aren’t enough actual centrists, and they aren’t very interested in voting, either.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. guns
    How the Gun Lobby RadicalizedThe NRA helped draft, but then savagely opposed, a modest bill after Sandy Hook and never turned back from extremism.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. politics
    Sununu Passes on Senate Race, Giving Democrats a BreakThe popular New Hampshire governor was a key part of the formula for a Republican takeover of the Senate in 2022. Now it gets tougher for the GOP.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. the national interest
    Republican Infrastructure Supporters Facing Right-Wing PurgeThe only good infrastructure bill is a Trump infrastructure bill.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. ideas
    David Graeber’s Possible WorldsThe author of Debt and The Dawn of Everything left behind countless admirers and an abiding belief that society could be changed for the better.
    By Molly Fischer
  10. politics
    Enough With the Tired ’90s Takes on Today’s DemocratsMark Penn and Andrew Stein are advising Biden to turn his back on decades of change within his party and his country. It won’t, and shouldn’t, work.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. the national interest
    Report: Corporations Ready to Resume Donating to Pro-Coup RepublicansIt’s not because they’ve solved the problem of Republican authoritarianism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. havana syndrome
    The Big Misunderstanding About Havana SyndromeHigh-level diplomats are as prone to sociogenic illness as anyone else.
    By Adam Gaffney
  13. politics
    The Crippling Blow for the Steele DossierA key source for the purported dirt on Trump and Russia has been exposed, with damning fallout for his handler.
    By Barry Meier
  14. politics
    What’s in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill?Here’s how the $1.2 trillion package, which is expected to be signed into law soon, will fund roads, bridges, water cleanup, and broadband internet.
    By Nia Prater
  15. politics
    FBI Raids James O’Keefe’s Apartment Amid Probe Over Ashley Biden’s Stolen DiaryAgents raided the Project Veritas founder’s home, as well as two other two locations linked to people who worked for the group.
    By Chas Danner
  16. covid-19
    What to Know About the COVID Vaccine for KidsAppointments to get Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for children who are 5 to 11 should be widely available within days.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  17. politics
    The Republican Wave Extended to New York CityBesides Curtis Sliwa’s spanking, the GOP had a good week.
    By Nia Prater
  18. politics
    Democrats Release Their Hostages and Give Biden a WinIt was ugly, but the House finally passed an infrastructure bill and advanced the president’s prized social-spending bonanza.
    By Ben Jacobs
  19. politics
    House Passes $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Delays Social-Spending BillThe seemingly eternal Infrastructure Week is finally almost over, but House Democrats delayed action on the Build Back Better social-spending bill.
    By Chas Danner
  20. education
    Is Education a Public Good or a Private Benefit?The goal of greater parental rights in public schools, which Glenn Youngkin campaigned on, can eventually undermine the very idea of public education.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. politics
    6 Takeaways From Glenn Youngkin’s Win in VirginiaEarly data suggests the Republican governor-elect benefited from higher turnout in pro-GOP areas and among white working-class voters in particular.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. politics
    Ohio’s Republican Senate Primary Is the Clown OlympicsIn this race, everyone’s doing cringe.
    By Sarah Jones
  23. politics
    Is Cy Vance Punting the Trump Investigation?The outgoing DA extends his probe into the term of Manhattan’s newly elected crime fighter, and the reasons aren’t entirely clear.
    By Ankush Khardori
  24. voting rights
    Merrick Garland Initiates His Plan B for Voting RightsWith the GOP blocking voting-rights legislation, the DOJ is suing Texas over voting restrictions with the powers that AG Merrick Garland still has.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. the inside game
    What Democrats and Pollsters Missed in New JerseyRepublicans may be shy in responding to surveys, but not about turning out on Election Day, says one of the state’s top pollsters.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  26. eric adams
    We Finally Have Our First Crypto-Bro MayorEric Adams wants to get paid in bitcoin, at least for a while.
    By Benjamin Hart
  27. the national interest
    The House Progressive Caucus, Unlike the Freedom Caucus, Is SanePramila Jayapal’s progressive faction was trying to pass a bill all along.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. war on christmas
    Why Christmas 2021 Is Already RuinedHoliday hysteria is off to an early start and there’s no shortage of things to blame, from the supply-chain crisis to Dr. Fauci to climate change.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. 2021 elections
    A Truck Driver Pulled Off an Upset on the Cheap in the New Jersey State SenateRepublican Ed Durr has unseated the powerful Stephen Sweeney, who has been state senate president for over a decade.
    By Matt Stieb
  30. politics
    New Jersey’s Phil Murphy Survives Scare and Wins ReelectionThe Democrat didn’t match his 2017 margin, or Joe Biden’s in 2020, and for a moment looked like he might suffer an upset.
    Ed Kilgore
  31. voting rights
    Shameless Republicans Filibuster Voting-Rights Protections They Used to SupportWhat happened in the 15 years since Senate Republicans unanimously backed the same voting-rights procedures they now oppose? Nothing good.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. politics
    New York’s Ballot Proposals on Redistricting, Voting Reform FailThough New York City voters voted in favor of all five initiatives, the state only passed two proposals on the environment and the courts.
    By Nia Prater
  33. politics
    A Socialist Dream Deferred in BuffaloIndia Walton looked for a few months like the wave of the future. Then the city’s Democratic machine struck back.
    By Ross Barkan
  34. politics
    The Supreme Court Is Set to Wipe Out a Major Gun-Control LawConservatives armed with a new interpretation of the Second Amendment take aim at New York’s concealed-carry policy.
    By Jay Michaelson
  35. 2021 elections
    Democrats Would Only Lose Again by Decimating Biden’s AgendaThe worst thing Democrats in Congress can do after Tuesday’s election losses is give up their fleeting opportunity to make historic accomplishments.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. 2021 elections
    Minneapolis Voters Reject Overhaul of Police DepartmentSeventeen months after George Floyd’s murder, the status quo prevails.
    By Benjamin Hart
  37. the national interest
    Democrats Need to Face Up to Their Public School ProblemEducation should be helping Democrats, not hurting. What happened?
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. the inside game
    The Next Democratic ReckoningHigh election turnout was supposed to benefit the party, but Tuesday’s results showed once again that it cuts both ways.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  39. critical race theory
    ‘Critical Race Theory’ Has Been a Winner for DecadesGlenn Youngkin’s victory is just the latest iteration of an age-old campaign tactic.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  40. politics
    The GOP Got Away With All of ItGlenn Youngkin’s win in Virginia suggests that Republicans will pay no sustained price for abetting Trump’s assault on democracy.
    By Eric Levitz
  41. politics
    The Hillary Playbook Does Not WorkDemocrats need to start thinking about the future, not run against Donald Trump, if they wish to win.
    By Sarah Jones
  42. politics
    GOP Insiders: ‘Joe Biden Was More Relevant in the Race Than Donald Trump’GOP insiders think their party is cutting loose the baggage of the recent past after winning Virginia.
    By Ben Jacobs
  43. politics
    MAGA Without the Madness WinsGlenn Youngkin delivered the GOP’s first big win after Trump’s defeat, besting Democrat Terry McAuliffe in a close race for Virginia governor.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. politics
    Eric Adams Romps to Victory As the Next Mayor of New YorkThe ex-cop who ran on fighting crime and reforming police at the same time is now poised to be the city’s strongest leader in generations.
    By Nia Prater
  45. politics
    Staten Island Forgives Vito Fossella for Keeping a Secret Second FamilyAfter he was busted fathering a child in an affair, the Republican left politics. With help from Trump, he’s back as Staten Island borough president.
    By Matt Stieb
  46. 2022 midterms
    Raffensperger Fears Future Election Violence, Can’t Stick Around to Thwart ItThe 45th president’s least favorite Republican official is fighting very high odds against his renomination by the Trumpy Georgia GOP.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. politics
    What the Mayoral Candidates Brought With Them to the PollsEric Adams carried a photo of his late mother with him into the polling place. Curtis Sliwa brought one of his 16 cats.
    By Nia Prater
  48. vision 2024
    Most Republicans Already Say They Can’t Lose in 2024 Unless the Vote Is RiggedIt’s bad enough that Republicans believe Trump’s Big Lie. It’s worse that they believe the bigger lie that he couldn’t — and can’t — lose.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. politics
    A 2021 New York City Election Day GuideIn addition to mayor, New Yorkers will get a chance to cast their votes for comptroller, borough president, and public advocate.
    By Nia Prater
  50. politics
    January 6 Committee May Finally Spur Electoral Count Act FixIf House Democrats move to fix the flawed procedures for confirming elections, Republicans may be compelled to go along or devise their own reforms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. politics
    There’s Nothing Novel About Anti-FeminismSenator Josh Hawley has no new ideas, only old prejudices.
    By Sarah Jones
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