It’s a soul-crushing job, but someone has to do it.
Election 2012
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why Haven’t Republicans Caught On to Marco Rubio?
Flickr/Gage Skidmore When you try to assess candidates from the other party, even the most unsentimental among us can have a hard time separating our emotional reactions from our level-headed assessment of who’s a strong contender and who isn’t. For instance, to me, Scott Walker radiates a kind of unpleasant meanness that I suspect wouldn’t […]
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Biggest Midterm Winner Wasn’t on the Ballot: Chris Christie
Nothing better sets up a presidential run than raising dollars and getting out the votes for other politicians.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Sex, Lies and the Secret Service
What does it mean when a partisan of the Secret Service appears to declare a war of leaks on the White House?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
A Question of Character: Craig Shirley’s Scurrilous Attack on Liberal Historian Rick Perlstein
An assault on the character of a progressive intellectual invites an assessment of the attacker’s character—not to mention his client list.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Money Behind Big Oil’s Win On Atlantic Drilling
The Obama administration’s controversial decision in favor of the petroleum industry comes during an election season in which Republicans are reaping greater rewards than even pro-drilling Democrats.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Welcome to Cleveland, GOP! Now Let Me Tell You Where to Go
Republicans will nominate their 2016 presidential candidate in the Rock and Roll Capital of the World. A native offers GOP hopefuls a geopolitical guide to Northeast Ohio.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why the Fight Over Executive Authority Will Define the Rest of Barack Obama’s Presidency
When Republicans made it impossible for the president to run the government, he found ways around their obstruction. And that made them really, really mad.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Brothers Koch: Family Drama and Disdain for Democracy
Lawsuits are the billionaire brothers’ weapon of choice—against each other—writes Daniel Schulman in his first-rate new bio. But buying our democracy, and maybe killing it, is pure self-interest.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Campaigns and the Human Condition
“Mitt” reminds us that seeing a candidate’s “true” self is impossible, no matter who he is.