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Alec MacGillis

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May 13, 2013
Alec MacGillis
The Real Scandal Behind the IRS Controversy
It wasn't the agency's targeting of conservative groups, but which of those groups it targeted
May 8, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Fiscal Scolds: The Next Generation
Cash prizes, a date with Bill Clinton: Pete Peterson recruits collegiate centrists
April 26, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Too Hot for K Street?
Africa's first "narco-state" loses its fancy D.C. lobbying firm—but not for the obvious reason
April 24, 2013
Alec MacGillis
The Pulitzers Honor a Smear Artist
Bret Stephens played the anti-Semitism card against Chuck Hagel—and is rewarded for it
April 23, 2013
Alec MacGillis
The Gun-Vote Backlash Has Only Just Begun
April 18, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Fatal Fatalism
Stop making excuses for senators. Start blaming them.
April 17, 2013
Alec MacGillis
A Dark Irony: Boston Is Our National Hub of Explosives Detection
April 16, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Did Our Founders' Lack of Foresight Doom Gun Control?
The tyranny of small states in the undemocratic Senate
April 12, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Meanwhile, Inside Andrew Cuomo’s Head...
It’s Mario vs. Bubba, again
April 9, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Bob McDonnell's Big Fat Dietary-Supplement Wedding
The governor can kiss his 2016 hopes goodbye
April 9, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Dear Senators, Stop Listening to Your NRA Constituents
April 4, 2013
Alec MacGillis
The Amusing Alarm Over Obama's 2014 Fixation
March 22, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Is It Too Late to Fix DC's Suburbs?
The trouble with urbanizing Beltway sprawl
March 18, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Reince Priebus's Plan Recommends Not Behaving Like Reince Priebus
March 7, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Rand Paul Has a Point
The time has come to talk about drones on U.S. soil
March 6, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Life After the Ivory Coast
Lanny Davis's book party was a beacon of bipartisanship. Just don't mention Laurent Gbagbo.
March 6, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Don’t Fear the Reaper
Two days with the extremely anxious drone lobby
February 28, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Why Did Democrats Give Jack Lew a Pass?
February 27, 2013
Alec MacGillis
"Until this generation of people dies out."
Think the Voting Rights Act is outdated? Come to South Carolina.
February 21, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Washington Is Wrong About Cruz and Warren
The freshmen senators are exactly who they promised to be

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