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January 26, 2016
The Six Questions Missing From the 2016 Election Debates
There’s a reason you won’t hear these questions being asked any time soon.
Andrew J. Bacevich
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January 26, 2016
A Political Party’s Descent Into Madness
The GOP presidential hopefuls compete for the title of most absurd candidate.
Tom Tomorrow
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January 25, 2016
What Ted Cruz Doesn’t Know About Ronald Reagan
Reagan was a liberal Democrat who decried wrongheaded Republicans before he became the conservative hero of wrongheaded Republicans.
John Nichols
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January 22, 2016
Why I’m Rooting for Ted Cruz to Win Iowa and New Hampshire
Trump has warmth and humor, and can at least mimic the sound of empathy.
Leslie Savan
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January 22, 2016
Donald Trump Is Ridiculously Wrong About William F. Buckley
The billionaire thinks the conservative icon would object to National Review’s “Against Trump” issue. But Buckley decried Trump as a demagogue.
John Nichols
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January 21, 2016
Trump the Improviser?
This candidate operates in a jazz-like fashion, but all he makes is unexpected noise.
David Hajdu
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January 21, 2016
Letters From the February 8, 2016, Issue
Justice for Laquan—and Chicago… honoring the antiwar left… oh me, oh my, O’Malley… he who shall not be named… the Paris agreement scam… we heard you!…
Our Readers and Mark Hertsgaard
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January 19, 2016
Did Sarah Palin Just Win Iowa for Donald Trump?
Most Americans disregard the former Alaska governor, but Iowa evangelicals take her quite seriously.
John Nichols
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January 15, 2016
Trump Gets a Debate Bounce From New Yorkers’ 9/11 Courage, but He Ignored First Responders When They Needed Him
“When the health of 9/11 first responders was on the line, Trump was silent.”
Leslie Savan
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January 15, 2016
This Republican Debate Was Nasty, Brutish and Long
The Republican debates are going from bad to worse—by design.
John Nichols