‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate ‘Kill People and Break Things’: The Very Best of the First GOP Presidential Debate
Here’s the best the GOP had to offer on national security, reproductive rights, economics, race and immigration.
Aug 7, 2015 / Miranda Katz, Jailyn Gladney, Asha Thanki, and Stephen Quillen
What Would the GOP Do Without Donald Trump? What Would the GOP Do Without Donald Trump?
On last night’s evidence, America is a country that applauds a bully, fears foreigners, and wants the system to be rigged for the rich.
Aug 7, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan
The First GOP Debate: At the Kids’ Table The First GOP Debate: At the Kids’ Table
At least for one night, some of the richest, most powerful men in the country got honorary membership in club that includes “the rest of us.”
Aug 6, 2015 / D.D. Guttenplan
11 Key Quotes From the ‘Happy Hour’ Debate 11 Key Quotes From the ‘Happy Hour’ Debate
The GOP’s second-tier candidates try to out-Trump the Donald in the race for recognition.
Aug 6, 2015 / Ethan Corey and Sara Rathod
The Coming Debate and a Trump in the House of Cards The Coming Debate and a Trump in the House of Cards
A debate that promises to defy the needs—and common sense—of most Americans.
Aug 4, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Rand Paul Could Have Profited From a Debt-Ceiling Crisis He Helped Create How Rand Paul Could Have Profited From a Debt-Ceiling Crisis He Helped Create
At the height of the debt-ceiling debate, the senator failed to disclose his financial interest in a US default.
Jul 30, 2015 / Scott Keyes
The Lament of John Kasich The Lament of John Kasich
In polls your announcement should give you a bump. But mine was drowned out by that blustering Trump. The timing of this has me really quite vexed. Will I be upstaged by Kardashi…
Jul 30, 2015 / Calvin Trillin
Why Donald Trump Is Winning Why Donald Trump Is Winning
No candidate more shamelessly caters to the conservative paranoid style than “The Donald.”
Jul 30, 2015 / The Editors
Get Ready for Scott Walker… and the Ruthless Politics of Walkerism Get Ready for Scott Walker… and the Ruthless Politics of Walkerism
For the presidential candidate from Wisconsin, politics is a win-at-any-cost competition for power.
Jul 29, 2015 / Feature / John Nichols
For Republicans, the Real Nightmare Is a Third-Party Trump For Republicans, the Real Nightmare Is a Third-Party Trump
For top Republicans, managing Trump is like “playing with nitroglycerine.”
Jul 24, 2015 / John Nichols