1. veep
    President Biden Isn’t Making Life Easy for Kamala HarrisThe vice-president is the presumed front-runner to someday succeed Biden. He might want to start giving her less impossible assignments.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. the national interest
    The Authoritarian Threat Is Not OverhypedRoss Douthat’s unpersuasive case for complacency.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. the city politic
    20 New Yorkers (From Fran Lebowitz to Ron Kim) On Ranking The Mayoral CandidatesFran Lebowitz, Ron Kim, Chelsea Manning, and more weigh in on the mayoral primary candidates.
  4. the city politic
    One of These People Will Be the Next Mayor of New YorkFifteen candidates for mayor, each selling a different vision of the city. Choose your top five.
    Photographs by Bruce Gilden
  5. the economy
    The Case for (and Against) Worrying About InflationRising prices could be a sign of impending crisis — or just the birth pains of a post-COVID boom.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. donald trump
    Biden DOJ Continues Defending Trump in Defamation Case Involving E. Jean CarrollDOJ argues that Trump’s “she’s not my type” denial of Carroll’s rape allegation was an official presidential statement and should be protected as one.
    By Matt Stieb
  8. 2021 mayoral race
    AOC and Elizabeth Warren Back Maya Wiley in New York City Mayoral RaceHow much of an impact the big endorsements could have for Wiley, who has struggled to consolidate support from the city’s left, remains to be seen.
    By Chas Danner
  9. 2022 midterms
    Georgia Republicans Forgo 2022 Prep to Bicker Over PastThe GOP State Convention was a chance to pull together before a pivotal midterm election, but Georgia Republicans are still divided over Trump’s lies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. politics
    Bad News for Andrew Yang With Two Weeks to GoThe erstwhile front-runner is slipping in polls as negative ads begin.
    By Nia Prater
  11. the national interest
    Joe Manchin’s Incoherent Case for Letting Republicans Destroy DemocracyThe most powerful senator’s illogical reasoning.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. power
    The Tiger Mom and the Hornet’s NestFor two decades, Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld were Yale Law power brokers. A new generation wants to see them exiled.
    By Irin Carmon
  13. straight pants news
    Trump Successfully Wore Pants Correctly at Rally: ReportThere’s a lot of stuff the former president can’t seem to keep straight, but that doesn’t include his pants.
    By Chas Danner
  14. politics
    Manchin Says He’ll Oppose For the People ActDemocrats’ would-be landmark voting-rights legislation now officially appears to be dead on arrival.
    By Chas Danner
  15. politics
    The Biggest Supreme Court Decisions Coming This TermWhat to watch for in the coming weeks, including rulings on religious liberty, voting rights, and yet another Obamacare challenge.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. politics
    Second Woman Accuses Scott Stringer of Sexual MisconductTeresa Logan alleges that the mayoral candidate groped her while she worked for him at an Upper West Side bar in the early 1990s.
    By Chas Danner
  17. bipartisanship
    Biden’s Extended Dance With Republicans May Be What the Public WantsAmericans want politicians to try to cut deals, and then implement their party’s agenda as ruthlessly as possible. That could be Biden’s plan.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. the national interest
    Trump Sycophants Pleading for Less Coup Talk at Saturday RallyWhat about two-thirds economy, one-third coup, suggests Lindsey Graham.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. politics
    Mike Pence Won’t Let Pro-Trump Mob Come Between Him and His PresidentThe ex-veep made it clear he’s still fully Team Trump, though he and his former boss may never “see eye to eye” on January 6.
    By Nia Prater
  20. maga
    Republican States Go to War Against Democratic Local GovernmentsWho cares about decentralized governance any more? Certainly not Trumpian Republicans, who want power for the level of government that obeys them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. economic policy
    Letting the Economy Create Jobs for Everyone Is (Sadly) RadicalIf Biden executes his plan for full employment, heightened class conflict will ensue.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. the national interest
    The Groupthink that Produced the Lab-Leak Failure Should Scare LiberalsIf scientists and officials were too politically scared to investigate, that’s a crisis.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. dynasties
    George P. Bush Drifts Right, Continuing a Family TraditionThe Texas land commissioner’s toadying to Trump isn’t a betrayal; it’s what Bushes have always done to survive.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. covid-19
    The U.S. Will Begin Vaccinating the Rest of the WorldAfter waiting months, the Biden administration says it will ship 80 million doses to countries in need.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  25. politics
    FBI Investigating Whether Louis DeJoy Broke the Law to Donate to RepublicansTrump’s postmaster allegedly schemed to get his former employees to donate to politicians on his behalf.
    By Nia Prater
  26. voting rights
    Manchin Probably Welcomes Biden’s Criticism on Voting RightsBiden promised action on voting rights and called out Senate centrists for standing in the way, but the truth is he has little leverage over them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the national interest
    Trump Believes He Can Regain the Presidency This SummerHe can’t, but the insurrectionist wing of the party isn’t going away.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. politics
    What Does Kyrsten Sinema Care About?The senator’s “what, me worry?” attitude and defense of the filibuster leaves voters in the lurch.
    By Sarah Jones
  29. the city politic
    Meet Your Next MayorHousing? Policing? Pot? New York Nico interviews the candidates for New York Magazine.
    By The Editors
  30. politics
    Key Moments From the Second NYC Mayoral DebateThe first in-person debate saw front-runners Andrew Yang and Eric Adams go after each other harder than ever.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. the national interest
    The Fake History of the Filibuster Won’t DieSenators keep repeating the made-up origin story for their peculiar rule.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. senate parlianmentarian
    Parliamentarian Erects New Obstacle to Biden’s AgendaDemocrats might be incapable of passing a partisan infrastructure bill until October under newly clarified Senate rules.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. politics
    Trump Wasn’t Cut Out for a Blogger’s LifeAfter just a month, the ex-president is tired of blogging.
    By Sarah Jones
  34. conservatism
    The GOP Can Win Without Waging War on DemocracyBut they want to never lose.
    By Eric Levitz
  35. 2021 special elections
    Democrat Wins Big in New Mexico Special Congressional ElectionRepublicans may still flip the House in 2022, but this year’s special elections don’t indicate that a GOP wave is building.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. politics
    The Vaccine Hesitant on Why They Finally Got the ShotIt’s not about science, it’s about trust.
    By Sarah Jones
  37. politics
    Biden Vows to Renew Voting Rights Push in Speech Commemorating Tulsa MassacreAt the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa massacre, Biden announced that Kamala Harris would lead the effort to secure a new Voting Rights Act.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. cyberattacks
    Beef Shortages Are Probably on the Way, Thanks to Latest HackClose to a fifth of U.S. beef production has been shut down following a ransomware attack on the firm JBS.
    By Matt Stieb
  39. the national interest
    Texas Republicans Want to Make Trump’s Coup Nice and LegalMichael Flynn said a Myanmar-style military coup “should happen”; Republicans prefer to use the legislature.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. politics
    The Problem With the Lee Greenwood BibleOn this Memorial Day, we should honor the distinctly American tradition of church-state separation and avoid conflating God and country.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. voting rights
    Texas Democrats Block Voting Restrictions Bill, For NowThe GOP-led bill bans drive-thru voting, caps poll hours, and adds new rules for mail-in ballots, among other measures to limit voting access.
    By Chas Danner
  42. voting rights
    Democrats Need a New Plan to Defend Voting RightsThe outlook is dim for voting-rights legislation. DOJ enforcement and voter mobilization may be Democrats’ best shot for defending democracy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. maga
    Greene’s Logic: Democrats Are Nazis, So Their Agenda Is Like the HolocaustIn the MAGA world, where all Democrats are socialists, and Adolf Hitler was a socialist, all Democratic initiatives are like the Holocaust.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. the national interest
    McConnell to Trump: What’s a Little Insurrection Between Friends?The most meager step to oppose Trump’s coup is now too much.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. january 6 commission
    Murkowski Rebukes McConnell for Blocking January 6 Commission“Is that really what this is about, one election cycle after another?”
    By Benjamin Hart
  46. politics
    The Real Reason Biden’s Budget Is So EnormousThe $6 trillion number needs to be that big in order to accommodate the progressive initiatives Biden campaigned on.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. philanthropy
    Who Gets the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the Divorce?The pair are restructuring the charity to ensure its “long-term sustainability and stability” amid a rocky and high-profile split.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. infrastructure
    The Case for (and Against) a ‘Skinny’ Infrastructure DealAccepting a bipartisan “skinny” deal could win Biden the goodwill of moderate Democrats — or cost him all leverage over them.
    By Eric Levitz
  49. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis Forces Cruise Ships to Take Unvaccinated PassengersRemember when denying wedding cakes to gay people was about freedom?
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. politics
    Republicans Definitely Had the More Entertaining Mayoral DebateThe candidates called each other a criminal and a wannabe phony in the slugfest.
    By Nia Prater
  51. the economy
    The America of Tomorrow Could Use a 20th-Century Welfare StateA lack of affordable health care, child care, and job training is holding American workers back, a new survey finds.
    By Eric Levitz
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