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Karl Rove
April 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Karl Rove Shockingly Torches Donald Trump’s January 6 Comments
The George W. Bush adviser slammed Trump’s promise to pardon January 6 rioters.
June 1, 2020
Bruce Bartlett
How the Democrats Should Imitate the Republican Party
Many of the political tactics that put Donald Trump in the White House can be used to kick him out.
June 1, 2018
Elizabeth Drew
The John McCain I Know
As the Arizona senator struggles with brain cancer, one reporter looks back on his time in Washington.
October 23, 2017
Jeet Heer
Liberals, Stop Applauding George W. Bush
One half-decent speech doesn't atone for paving the way for Donald Trump.
June 8, 2017
MagazineColin Dickey
The New Paranoia
Democrats have always prided themselves on being a voice of political sanity. So why has Trump's election turned the left into a breeding ground for conspiracy theories?
February 6, 2017
Brian Beutler
President Trump is so out of line that George W. Bush’s torture lawyer is like, “damn, that guy is out of line!”
July 18, 2016
Jeet Heer
Alex Jones’s badgering of Karl Rove is the perfect metaphor for the GOP convention.
June 6, 2016
Brian Beutler
Karl Rove, Vampire, is lucky he wasn’t killed by Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.
March 25, 2016
David Dayen
Will Big Money Republicans Break the Democratic Wave?
They’re fleeing from Trump—and finding a wiser way to spend their millions.
November 25, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
Donald Trump just destroyed some poor guy named Karl.
July 9, 2014
Brian Beutler
Conservatives Hurt the Economy When They Downplay a Good Jobs Report—But It's a Rational and Effective Strategy
June 19, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Scott Walker's Conservative Bubble Shielded Him. Now It Might Sink Him.
May 27, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Jeb Bush Claims He's More Bookish Than His Brother. Karl Rove Begs To Differ.
May 13, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
Karl Rove's Attack On Hillary Clinton Is More Than Gross. It's Bad Political Strategy.
April 11, 2014
Alec MacGillis
If the IRS Was Targeting Karl Rove's Shadowy Group, It Was Doing Its Job
August 22, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
Karl Rove Is Half-Right About Republicans and Health Care
February 11, 2013
Nate Cohn
Karl Rove's Latest Project Won't Solve the GOP's Problem
February 11, 2013
Ben Jacobs
The Republican Civil War Starts in Iowa
Can Karl Rove keep Steve King out of the Senate?
December 21, 2012
Paul Starr
Nate Silver and the Future of Prediction
December 6, 2012
Timothy Noah
GOPocalypse: A Guide to Republican Purges

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