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February 12, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
One More, Very Small Hint of Obamacare Progress
February 12, 2014
Lane Florsheim
What Makes a Scandal Stick?
Why Scott Walker’s proponents aren't paying attention to his misconduct
February 12, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
What Mammograms Cost Us: The Good and the Bad, in Seven Facts
February 12, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
A Controversial New Study Says Mammograms Don't Save Lives. Should We Believe It?
February 12, 2014
Julia Ioffe
The Chinese Think They Have the Russians All Figured Out
February 12, 2014
Alice Robb
Shirley Temple Only Dated Her Husband for 12 Days
Research shows the longer you date, the happier your marriage. Unless you're Shirley Temple.
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
February 11, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Are Republicans Afraid to Talk About Michael Sam?
February 11, 2014
Julia Ioffe
Horror Story III: The Elevators of Sochi
February 11, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
Secularism Is Good for America—Especially Christians
February 11, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Administration Delays an Obamacare Requirement—for the Second Time
February 10, 2014
Alice Robb
Let's Not Wage War on Smokers
Quitting smoking is good. Stigmatizing smokers isn't.
February 10, 2014
Julia Ioffe
Russian Olympian Irina Rodnina Blames Racist Obama Tweet on a Hacker
February 10, 2014
Marc Tracy
Which Team Would Draft Openly Gay Player Michael Sam?
February 10, 2014
Julia Ioffe
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Olympic Opening Ceremony
How copyright infringement explains modern Russia
February 10, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Now Conservatives Are Complaining That Obamacare Doesn't Do Enough
February 10, 2014
Julia Ioffe
Sure, Yulia Lipnitskaya Is an Amazing Skater, But She Is Also a Child
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February 10, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
Q&A: Barney Frank Lets Loose on Putin, Silicon Valley, and Obama Haters
February 10, 2014
Marc Tracy
College Football Prospect Comes Out, Challenging the NFL to Draft Him
February 10, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Calling the Republican Bluff on Immigration

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