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Politics Archive

Archives for October 2015

World Politics
Obama had a pretty sick burn mocking Putin’s “leadership”Obama had a pretty sick burn mocking Putin’s “leadership”
World Politics

“If you think that running your economy into the ground and having to send troops in in order to prop up your only ally is leadership, then we’ve got a different definition of leadership.”

By Max Fisher
Culture
Angus Deaton’s badly misunderstood paper on whether happiness peaks at $75,000, explainedAngus Deaton’s badly misunderstood paper on whether happiness peaks at $75,000, explained
Culture

Even Orange is the New Black got it wrong.

By Dylan Matthews
Castro hates the internet, so Cubans created their own
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The internet in Cuba is so bad that Cubans had to invent their own.

By Johnny Harris
Politics
End the war on ferretsEnd the war on ferrets
Politics

The ban on these cuddly animals is outdated — if it ever made sense.

By German Lopez
Politics
Democratic debate 2015: start time, schedule, and what to expectDemocratic debate 2015: start time, schedule, and what to expect
Politics

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and three other candidates will face off onstage.

By Andrew Prokop
Mischiefs of Faction
Superdonors are not pulling us rightwardSuperdonors are not pulling us rightward
Mischiefs of Faction

The superdonors in the 2016 race look Republican because the Republican presidential race is much more competitive.

By Seth Masket
Politics
No one should turn in undocumented immigrants for the crime of working for a livingNo one should turn in undocumented immigrants for the crime of working for a living
Politics

You wouldn’t narc on a neighbor who smoked a joint. So why inform on innocent immigrants?

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
California governor signs bill to automatically register people to voteCalifornia governor signs bill to automatically register people to vote
Politics

Oregon enacted a similar law earlier this year.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Carson supporter pens Fox News op-ed blaming Jewish timidity for the HolocaustCarson supporter pens Fox News op-ed blaming Jewish timidity for the Holocaust
Politics

“Granted, I was not there” is an all-time great to-be-sure graf.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Donald Trump’s tweets this week, rated from 1 to 5 TrumpsDonald Trump’s tweets this week, rated from 1 to 5 Trumps
Politics

The Trumpiest tweets combine braggadocio and insults, with a bizarre twist of some kind.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
These are the 7 possible paths forward for the House GOPThese are the 7 possible paths forward for the House GOP
Politics

I like option two best, personally.

By Matthew Yglesias
Congress
Vox Sentences: Paul Ryan doesn’t want to be House Speaker. No one cares.Vox Sentences: Paul Ryan doesn’t want to be House Speaker. No one cares.
Congress

Paul Ryan somehow doesn’t want the world’s most miserable job; why you’d never heard of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners; and the Pentagon gives up on training Syrian rebels.

By Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews
Politics
2 school shootings in a day is shocking. But there are 92 gun deaths on average each day.2 school shootings in a day is shocking. But there are 92 gun deaths on average each day.
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Politics

America’s gun problem goes much, much further than school and mass shootings.

By German Lopez
Mischiefs of Faction
Everyone wants to be president. No one wants to be House speaker.Everyone wants to be president. No one wants to be House speaker.
Mischiefs of Faction

Fifteen presidential candidates and a postponed speaker election. What does this tell us about parties, institutions, and the current moment in politics?

By Julia Azari
Politics
This week on “What’s Up with Lincoln Chafee”: Last month, 0.0%. Now: 0.2%. Soon: 100%!This week on “What’s Up with Lincoln Chafee”: Last month, 0.0%. Now: 0.2%. Soon: 100%!