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Proof That Mitt Romney Is No Robot
A machine programmed to pander would do a much better job than the Republican presidential candidate.… More »
Conor Friedersdorf is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he focuses on politics and national affairs. He lives in Venice, California, and is the founding editor of The Best of Journalism, a newsletter devoted to exceptional nonfiction.
A machine programmed to pander would do a much better job than the Republican presidential candidate.… More »
Don't listen to the progressives who insist that enrolling your kids in public schools is a civic obligation… More »
The Ohio activist talks swing state politics, what it means to be part of the GOP, and whether or not she's a member of the establishment.… More »
A survey of women who terminated pregnancies found 12 percent conceived due to trouble getting birth control.… More »
His conflation of 'God's laws' and society's laws make him the descendant of Puritans, Prohibitionists, and anti-sodomy crusaders.… More »
Test your trivia chops by taking on this week's 5 question challenge.… More »
Chaos won't ensue if employers can act on conscientious objections -- in fact, they shouldn't be providing employees' insurance in the first place.… More »
Social conservatives are most attune to their importance. But libertarians seek to reverse the policy that harms them most.… More »
If he were somehow elected, the former senator would prioritize social conservatism and a hawkish foreign policy, not the fiscal issues activists care about.… More »
He insists that saying so is the kind of thing a presidential candidate should talk about, and wants to make policies based on this vision.… More »
Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann turned down gigs on Dancing with the Stars. But it's noteworthy and problematic that they were approached.… More »
He cultivates a gonzo image. But at CPAC, the Los Angeles based provocateur pledged blind loyalty to whoever the GOP puts before him.… More »
Woodrow Wilson bluntly confronted Congress with some of the extraordinary costs the nation would bear from entering World War I.… More »
For awhile, the House GOP insisted on paying for the payroll tax cut by cutting elsewhere, but now they've agreed to borrow -- again.… More »
Its editors want a Romney-versus-Santorum race. Its readers are still unhappy with their options.… More »
The People's Mujahedin of Iran is generating fans in the U.S. for their alleged role in killing Iranian nuclear scientists.… More »
He still thinks the American military can remake the Muslim world -- but lectures about delusions of rational control at home.… More »
The Fox News host is siding with the lesbian comedian against the social conservatives calling for her termination.… More »
Test your trivia chops by answering these 5 questions.… More »
Even if access to contraception is a core liberty, it need not be secured via employers or health insurance.… More »
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