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Laura Reston

Laura Reston is a deputy editor of The New Republic. She writes about American politics.

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December 16, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant, Gwyneth Kelly, Laura Reston
Highlights from the Fifth Republican Debate
Here's what you missed.
December 15, 2015
Laura Reston
Ted Cruz is entering the Republican debate with a target on his back.
December 15, 2015
Laura Reston
Cue Republicans calling Obamacare a socialist scheme threatening capitalism everywhere.
December 14, 2015
Laura Reston
The Year in Female Politicians Dealing with Utter Crap
The 114th Congress convened with a record number of women this year, but sexism ​toward congresswomen and candidates ​was still rampant.
December 8, 2015
Laura Reston
Move over SoulCycle. There’s a new overpriced boutique fitness class in town.
December 8, 2015
Laura Reston
Rubio vs. Cruz: Gaming the Big Battle of the GOP Primary
Will their heated attacks lead to mutual assured destruction? Or will one emerge victorious?
December 2, 2015
Laura Reston
Watch a terrifying montage of Cruz saying “I’m Ted Cruz and I approve this message” 15 times.
December 1, 2015
Laura Reston
British academics are outraged that a forthcoming BBC miniseries of War and Peace includes nudity and incest.
November 30, 2015
Laura Reston
Remember Jim Gilmore? He's running for president, and he has TV ads to prove it.
November 23, 2015
Laura Reston
Steve King loves fruit, not immigrants.
November 16, 2015
Laura Reston
Taking a leaf from costume dramas, Ted Cruz is now wooing supporters on pheasant hunts.
November 16, 2015
Laura Reston
World leaders have taken to calling ISIS “Daesh,” a word the Islamic State hates.
November 15, 2015
Laura Reston
Sanders is wrong about leaving gun control to the states.
November 15, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant, Laura Reston, Gwyneth Kelly
Highlights from the Second Democratic Debate
November 11, 2015
Laura Reston
Cruz In Control: Why the Texas Senator's Plan to Avoid the Spotlight Is Working
November 9, 2015
Laura Reston
The Ghost of Scott Walker Will Haunt the Fourth Republican Debate
November 3, 2015
Laura Reston
When Endorsements Matter: Marco Rubio and the Race to Win the Invisible Primary
October 30, 2015
Laura Reston
The Surprising Histories of the Coolest Streets in New York and Paris
Two new books chronicle the changes on St. Marks Place and rue des Martyrs
October 29, 2015
Laura Reston
At the Third Republican Debate, Carly Fiorina Couldn't Save Herself
October 29, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant, Laura Reston
Highlights from the Third Republican Debate

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