The Nixon Library Needs a New Director, Now The Nixon Library Needs a New Director, Now
Nixon loyalists and family members should not be allowed to block the appointment of a new director.
May 13, 2014 / Blog / Jon Wiener
The Media Did Not Have Relations With ‘That Story’ The Media Did Not Have Relations With ‘That Story’
Have the media grown up half as much as Monica Lewinsky?
May 12, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan
What’s Behind Rand Paul’s Israel Feint? What’s Behind Rand Paul’s Israel Feint?
The noted liberatarian-isolationist is making a bid for support from the Israel lobby, but it’s not going well.
May 8, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Condoleezza Rice Withdraws as Rutgers Commencement Speaker in Face of Protest Over Her Promotion of the War in Iraq Condoleezza Rice Withdraws as Rutgers Commencement Speaker in Face of Protest Over Her Promotion of the War in Iraq
“We don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.” —Condoleezza Rice, in 2003, on why we had to invade Iraq That quote stood out—the truly catchy one Within the bunkum that the White House spun. It’s made her someone many want to shun. Her smoking gun is now her smoking gun.
May 7, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
First Witness Called in Bridgegate Hearings First Witness Called in Bridgegate Hearings
A former aide says Christie's deputy chief of staff was "instrumental," but for whom?
May 7, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Climate Deniers: The House Is On Fire, but They’re Staying Put Climate Deniers: The House Is On Fire, but They’re Staying Put
Climate change “has moved firmly into the present,” a massive new report finds. But its politics have regressed.
May 6, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Chris Christie’s Bridge Scandal Goes Beyond the George Washington Chris Christie’s Bridge Scandal Goes Beyond the George Washington
Will the Pulaski Skyway bring down New Jersey’s governor?
May 5, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Why Is the Right Obsessed With Castration? Why Is the Right Obsessed With Castration?
In speeches and in campaign ads, they’re threatening to cut off their enemies’ balls, and it’s getting weird.
May 2, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan
Rand Paul Courts Establishment Money, but the GOP Establishment Bites Back Rand Paul Courts Establishment Money, but the GOP Establishment Bites Back
Paul backers were ousted in an Iowa GOP state party coup.
May 1, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
A New Book Says Chris Christie Misused His Power as US Attorney A New Book Says Chris Christie Misused His Power as US Attorney
Anti-corruption arrests were staged to help his 2009 election, says author Louis Manzo.
Apr 30, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss