Ben Adler

@badler

Ben Adler reports on Republican and conservative politics and media for The Nation as a Contributing Writer. He previously covered national politics and policy as national editor of Newsweek.com at Newsweek, a staff writer at Politico, a reporter-researcher at The New Republic,and editor of CampusProgress.org at the Center for American Progress.

Ben also writes regularly about architecture, urban issues and domestic social policy.  Ben was the first urban leaders fellow, and later the first federal policy correspondent, at Next American City. He has been an online columnist, blogger and regular contributor for The American Prospect. He currently writes regularly for The Economist's Democracy in America blog, and MSNBC.com's Lean Forward. 

His writing has also appeared in Architect, Architectural Record,The Atlantic,Columbia Journalism ReviewThe Daily Beast, DemocracyGood, GristThe GuardianIn These TimesNew YorkThe ProgressiveReutersSalon, The Washington Examiner and The Washington Monthly and has been reprinted in several books.

Ben grew up in Brooklyn, NY and graduated from Wesleyan University. You can follow him on Twitter.

Republicans Begin Pivot on Immigration

Republicans Begin Pivot on Immigration Republicans Begin Pivot on Immigration

The Republican answer to the DREAM Act—the Achieve Act—still falls short of what the GOP needs to win over voters. 

Nov 28, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

What the Case for Palin in 2016 Says About Conservatives What the Case for Palin in 2016 Says About Conservatives

Right-wing pundits still don’t get it: Romney's loss was about issues, not identity politics. 

Nov 20, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Smart Conservatives to GOP: It’s the Economy, Stupid Smart Conservatives to GOP: It’s the Economy, Stupid

Despite what Republican strategists may say, Marco Rubio and a more moderate immigration policy are not a silver-bullet solution to the GOP’s racial demographic problem. ...

Nov 14, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Conservative Explanations for Romney’s Loss Conservative Explanations for Romney’s Loss

Right-wing pundits are pointing fingers at Romney's "moderate" positions, the 47 percent, the media and even Hurricane Sandy—but never at the conservative movem...

Nov 13, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Conservatives Understand the GOP’s Problem but Not Its Solution Conservatives Understand the GOP’s Problem but Not Its Solution

Republicans fail to recognize that it was their policies—not people’s “perceptions”—that lost them women and minority voters. 

Nov 8, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Forlorn Young Republicans at RNC Party Forlorn Young Republicans at RNC Party

Other than admitting they need to appeal to women and young people, Republicans in DC had no ideas about what this election means. 

Nov 7, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

The Mood at FreedomWorks HQ Is Nervous, but Optimistic The Mood at FreedomWorks HQ Is Nervous, but Optimistic

FreedomWorks is a fiscally conservative advocacy organization that rode the Tea Party wave to prominence in 2010.

Nov 7, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Republican Voter Suppression Efforts in Virginia Republican Voter Suppression Efforts in Virginia

Republican poll-watchers are exacerbating long lines in the battleground state, by demanding extra forms of ID from voters. 

Nov 6, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Romney’s Last Pitch: He Will Heal Divided Country Romney’s Last Pitch: He Will Heal Divided Country

On the campaign trail Monday, Mitt blamed President Obama for the lack of bipartisanship in Washington, and promised to fix it. 

Nov 6, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Delusions of Third-Party Candidates Delusions of Third-Party Candidates

The “Third Party Presidential Debate” demonstrates the foolishness of their reasons for running. 

Nov 5, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

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