Surveying the GOP Rubble in the Wake of the Trumpocalypse Surveying the GOP Rubble in the Wake of the Trumpocalypse
Trump’s GOP rivals did nothing Thursday night to block his path to the nomination.
Jan 29, 2016 / Joan Walsh
Trump Plays It Smart, While the Rest of the GOP Field Rips Itself Apart Trump Plays It Smart, While the Rest of the GOP Field Rips Itself Apart
By avoiding a debate, Trump wins the night—and perhaps a lot more.
Jan 29, 2016 / John Nichols
How the GOP Candidates Are Blocking the Vote How the GOP Candidates Are Blocking the Vote
Ted Cruz is leading the charge, but all of them support tough new voting restrictions.
Jan 28, 2016 / Editorial / Ari Berman
The Koch Brothers Have Radically Changed American Politics The Koch Brothers Have Radically Changed American Politics
A new book exposes the hidden campaign to mainstream their libertarian agenda.
Jan 28, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
Late-Night Comics Welcome Back Sarah Palin Late-Night Comics Welcome Back Sarah Palin
Oh Sarah, you are truly heaven-sent. For several years we’ve wondered where you went. We’ve missed your syntax, always weirdly tangled. We’ve missed the moose you shot, or maybe st…
Jan 28, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Bernie Sanders Is the Realist We Should Elect Bernie Sanders Is the Realist We Should Elect
Sanders’s message is clear: Trust yourself. Come together, take back the country and make this nation better.
Jan 26, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Is Hillary Clinton Using Republican Talking Points to Attack Bernie Sanders? Why Is Hillary Clinton Using Republican Talking Points to Attack Bernie Sanders?
In a troubling failure of imagination, her campaign paints Sanders as naive for wanting to pursue better relations with Iran.
Jan 25, 2016 / Ali Gharib
What Ted Cruz Doesn’t Know About Ronald Reagan 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.
Jan 25, 2016 / John Nichols
Why I’m Rooting for Ted Cruz to Win Iowa and New Hampshire 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.
Jan 22, 2016 / Leslie Savan
Ted Cruz Is Smart, Disciplined, and Has a Strategy to Win Ted Cruz Is Smart, Disciplined, and Has a Strategy to Win
Time to worry.
Jan 22, 2016 / George Zornick