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Rand Paul
April 15, 2014
Brian Beutler
The GOP's Jeb Bush Flirtation Is a Big Rebuke of the GOP
March 28, 2014
Marc Tracy
Mitch McConnell Bleeds Red. Why Can’t He Admit It?
An only-in-Kentucky college basketball gaffe reveals the senator’s true problem
March 25, 2014
Michael Kazin
Rand Paul Doesn't Stand a Chance
Libertarians and the Republican Party
March 16, 2014
Jason Zengerle
Ted Cruz and Rand Paul Have Switched Places
Everyone expected the Ivy League guy to suck up and Aqua Buddha guy to stick out. They were wrong.
March 6, 2014
Alec MacGillis
The Loneliest Man in the Room
Chris Christie came to CPAC with nothing to offer conservatives
February 11, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Why Do Ted Cruz and Rand Paul Support Kirsten Gillibrand’s Sexual Assault Bill?
The four most-plausible theories
January 7, 2014
Alec MacGillis
Republicans Discover Poverty. Now What?
It's hard to help the little guy when you hate the safety net
December 23, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
Rand Paul Accidentally Exposes GOP As Party of Wealthy
December 1, 2013
Nate Cohn
Scott Walker Could Reunite the GOP
Unlike Chris Christie or Ted Cruz, Scott Walker can appeal to the entire party.
November 21, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
Marco Rubio's Foreign-Policy Speech Proves That He is The Most Craven U.S. Senator
November 7, 2013
Julia Ioffe
Rand Paul Apologizes for Plagiarism, Not for Neo-Confederate Staffers
October 30, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Why Aren't There More Female Libertarians?
September 23, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
The Republican Party's Wacko Birds are Also Its Policy Wonks
September 4, 2013
Julia Ioffe
Rand Paul's Syria Bible Thumping
Why does he only seem to care about the country's Christians?
August 27, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
Rand Paul's Dangerous Lasik Obsession
August 8, 2013
Alec MacGillis
Even Mitch McConnell's Campaign Manager Can't Stand Him
August 1, 2013
Molly Redden
The Chris Christie-Rand Paul War That Wasn't
July 31, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
John McCain, Undecided 2016 Voter
An exclusive interview on Fox News, Tea Party nihilism, and Hillary Clinton vs. Rand Paul in 2016
July 26, 2013
Alec MacGillis
What the Chris Christie-Rand Paul Ruckus Really Means
July 19, 2013
Molly Redden
The 2016 Republican Primary is Going to be Awesome

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