Ana Marie Cox

@anamariecox

At The Free Press’s Texas-size immigration debate, nothing was at stake and everybody won.

The two top lawmakers in the Lone Star State are pursuing personal vendettas against fellow Republicans—and leading their party into the fringes.

Her entire candidacy was predicated on the notion that she’d be there if Trump’s legal woes caught up with him. Two controversial high court rulings ended that dream.

Forced-birth advocates know their ideas are broadly unpopular with the public. That won’t matter if the public doesn’t get to have a say.

Despite his lead, Trump isn’t a lock to win the caucuses. What does a competitive nominating race mean for the rest of us?

As his Senate career draws to a close, we’re no closer to solving the mystery of why he ran for office in the first place.

The former U.N. ambassador is on an upswing in the polls, thanks in part to her canny ability to be a bland radical.

The pandemic. The mass shootings. Insurrection. Trump. We've been through so much. What if our entire national character is a trauma response?

The weekend’s Iowa GOP presidential forum was run by the former Fox host, who pressed them on trans issues, the deep state—and death.

Conservatives are bringing back some tactics from the original drug war. They’re cruel—and they also don’t stand a chance of working.

Maybe it’s time to stop making fun of the Texas senator and start taking him seriously.

The banished host’s gravy train will likely keep on rolling—and he’ll continue to provide Fox News with fodder.

The Texas governor seems bent on out-MAGAing his Florida rival. People are going to get hurt.

While neoconservative foreign policy has crumbled, the pro-life project has succeeded—against long odds.

The pundits who are so bullish about his prospects of beating Trump are stubbornly refusing to learn the lessons of the past.

The Texas senator was unique among Republicans in his kinder and gentler response to John Fetterman’s mental health struggles. If only he could be consistent!

Put away your inhibitions, the Hungarian prime minister urged the right-wing crowd in Dallas. God wants conservatives to fight for the West.

Eight essays from women in policy, public affairs, and media