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Election 2016
September 20, 2016
Jeet Heer
A Bush is voting for Clinton, according to a Kennedy.
September 20, 2016
Jeet Heer
Skittles to Donald Trump, Jr.: You are horrible.
September 19, 2016
Clio Chang
The first presidential debate will include: some topics.
September 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Trump’s argument that this weekend’s terror attacks prove the need for “extreme vetting” is absurd.
September 19, 2016
Nicole Narea
A Donald Trump presidency is Chris Christie’s last lifeline.
September 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump’s response to this weekend’s terror attacks has been predictably shameless.
September 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump’s Racist Birther Gaslighting Strategy Has Taken Over the GOP
September 19, 2016
MagazineJohn B. Judis
All the Rage
Sanders and Trump represent two different sides of American populism—and the uprisings they sparked could topple the established political order.
September 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Once and Future Trump
His politics are not without precedent in the Republican Party, nor will they disappear even if he does.
September 16, 2016
Jeet Heer
Gary Johnson and Jill Stein won’t be part of the first debate and that helps Hillary Clinton.
September 16, 2016
Nicole Narea
Television networks continue to fall for Trump’s shenanigans hook, line, and sinker.
September 16, 2016
Alex Shephard
Don’t let Donald Trump bury the birther issue.
September 16, 2016
Alex Shephard
Why has Donald Trump drawn out the birther question for weeks?
September 16, 2016
David Dayen
How Democrats Can Overcome Their Self-Defeating Cynicism
Democrats are at their most inspiring when they’re pushing actual policies. The public option is a good place to start.
September 16, 2016
Alex Shephard
What did you expect from Jimmy Fallon?
September 16, 2016
Brian Beutler
It’s Not Too Late for the Media to Fix Its Election Coverage
A final plea for sanity in how we report on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
September 16, 2016
MagazineJeet Heer
Divide and Conquer
How professional sports and stand-up comedy taught Trump to profit from racial stereotypes.
September 16, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump can’t lie his way out of being a birther.
September 16, 2016
Laura Reston
Rob Portman and the Return of the Split-Ticket Voter
The once-prized voter has become nearly extinct in recent elections. Then Donald Trump showed up.
September 16, 2016
Bryce Covert
Trump’s Childcare Plan Isn’t Great. Neither Is Clinton’s.
The Democratic nominee's policies are far superior. But Clinton should aim higher.

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