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December 6, 2021
Walter Shapiro
Bob Dole’s Pragmatism and Humor Put Him Out of Step With a Changing GOP
The former presidential candidate had an admirable knack for breaking inane political taboos.
December 11, 2020
Gabriel N. Rosenberg
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Jan Dutkiewicz
The Meat Industry’s Bestiality Problem
Big Agriculture’s artificial insemination is abusive. Most states have rewritten old laws to absolve it—but some haven’t.
April 30, 2020
Nick Martin
The Era of the Endless Rent Strike
Out of work and with little savings, millions of tenants are already part of a movement. They just don’t know it yet.
September 20, 2019
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Rumaan Alam
The MAGA Plot
In a subtle new work of autofiction, Ben Lerner takes on Trumpism.
August 1, 2018
Sarah Jones
Kris Kobach, scam artist.
January 5, 2018
Eliza Newlin Carney
Trump’s Voter Fraud Crusade Is Just Beginning
The president's "election integrity" commission has died, but the threat of large-scale voter purges is growing.
December 28, 2017
Eric Armstrong
Missouri Republicans want to try the same right-wing experiment that nearly bankrupted Kansas.
July 7, 2017
Eric Armstrong
Kris Kobach Is Preparing to Be the Next Trump
The Kansas gubernatorial candidate is a pure creature of the Trump era—and an indication of where the GOP is heading.
June 7, 2017
Eric Armstrong
The purest supply-side economics experiment to date is finally over. And it was an unmitigated failure.
May 15, 2017
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Ted Genoways
“The Only Good Muslim Is a Dead Muslim”
A meatpacking town in Kansas opened its doors to Somali refugees. Then a group of Trump supporters plotted to kill them after Election Day.
April 12, 2017
Alex Shephard
The good news for Republicans is that they won the Kansas special election. The bad news is everything else.
March 9, 2017
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Kevin Baker
It’s Time for a Bluexit
A declaration of independence from Trump's America.
September 26, 2016
Sarah Jones
Kris Kobach is in trouble.
January 14, 2016
Adam Peck
Kansas is holding this veteran’s children hostage over legal marijuana.
February 13, 2015
Danny Vinik
Brownback's Right-Wing "Experiment" Is Bankrupting Kansas. His Solution: More Radical Cuts.
October 6, 2014
John B. Judis
A Bisexual Feminist Democrat Is the Most Exciting Underdog in Kansas
And she has a shot at winning
October 2, 2014
John B. Judis
Sam Brownback Supported Wind Farms in Kansas—Until the Koch Brothers Changed His Mind
September 30, 2014
John B. Judis
This Is What's the Matter With Kansas
Sam Brownback tried to create a conservative utopia. He created a conservative hell instead.
September 22, 2014
Brian Beutler
Here's a Dirty Election Trick That Kansas Democrats Could Play on Pat Roberts
September 19, 2014
John B. Judis
America's Worst Republican Could Soon Lose His Office
Why everyone must tune in to Kris Kobach's race in Kansas
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