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September 9, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Melts Down Over State of His Campaign With Wild Biden Fantasy
Donald Trump is essentially writing fanfiction Joe Biden now.
September 5, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Cognitive Decline? Trump Appears to Forget Who He’s Running Against
Donald Trump is still not over the fact that he has to run against Kamala Harris, not Joe Biden.
February 26, 2024
Tori Otten
Donald Trump Jr. Has a Gross New Obsession
Why is the former president's son obsessed with the current president's sex life?
September 18, 2020
MagazineJohn Patrick Leary
The Cult of Presidential “Leadership”
Why we keep hoping in vain for a leader who won’t disappoint us
March 19, 2020
MagazineWalter Shapiro
The Political Media’s Blurred Reality
How market pressures and professional hubris have undone campaign journalism
December 13, 2019
MagazineAlex Shephard
Oligarch of the Month: Michael Bloomberg
The former New York mayor is trying to spend his way to the White House.
September 10, 2008
Eve Fairbanks
Road Trip
The bromantic comedy that is John and Lindsey.
March 19, 2007
Ryan Lizza
The Agitator
Barack Obama’s unlikely political education.
February 17, 2003
Peter Beinart
Albatross
February 5, 1996
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Michael Lewis
The Griz
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June 4, 1984
James Michener
Why I Am for Walter Mondale
Win or lose, the best nominee.

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