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March 31, 2023
Alex Shephard
Why Glenn Youngkin Is the Latest Trendy Pick to Topple Trump
Pundits desperately want a kinder, gentler version of the former president. They’ll have to keep looking.
June 1, 2021
Chris Lehmann
What Chris Matthews Learned in Washington
“This Country,” a new memoir from the host of “Hardball,” speaks volumes about the state of political punditry.
January 8, 2021
MagazineJohn Patrick Leary
America’s Obsession With “Peaceful” Transitions Crashes Into Reality
The Capitol riot showed that our political system is just as frail and corruptible as any other.
November 3, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Fate of American Democracy Is in the Hands of Cable News
God help us all.
September 4, 2020
Osita Nwanevu
The “Law and Order” Backlash Against Biden Was a Mirage
New polls show that the premature consensus about Trump’s rhetoric was wrong—for now, anyway.
August 4, 2020
Alex Shephard
Hugh Hewitt Has Always Been a Hack
The pundit was never a rational, thoughtful conservative. He just played one on TV.
September 20, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Enough Already With the Fatalism on Gun Control
September 6, 2013
Alec MacGillis
No, Washington, Syria is Actually Not All About You
July 23, 2013
Alec MacGillis
All Aboard the Nate Silver Bandwagon!

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