David A. Graham

David Graham is an associate editor at The Atlantic, where he oversees the Politics Channel. He previously reported for Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and The National.

Bizarro World: Bill Ayers Accuses Obama of Terrorism

Bizarro World: Bill Ayers Accuses Obama of Terrorism

Today's least self-aware punditry, courtesy of the former Weather Underground ringleader More »

The Point Michael Burgess Was Trying to Make About Fetal Masturbation

The Point Michael Burgess Was Trying to Make About Fetal Masturbation

The Texas lawmaker's comments are really just another way to talk about the doggedly debated topic of whether fetuses feel pain. More »

Here We Go Again: GOP Rep Says Rate of Pregnancy From Rape Is 'Very Low'

Here We Go Again: GOP Rep Says Rate of Pregnancy From Rape Is 'Very Low'

Was Arizona's Trent Franks not paying attention when Todd Akin made similar comments last year and paid the price? More »

Forget the Charm, Keep the Offensive: Obama's Aggressive New Strategy

Forget the Charm, Keep the Offensive: Obama's Aggressive New Strategy

Appointing Susan Rice as a top aide, attacking Darrell Issa, and fighting for judicial nominees show Obama and his allies don't want to make nice. More »

Tweet of the Day: Newt Gingrich Backs Callista for 'Drop Dead Blonde'

Tweet of the Day: Newt Gingrich Backs Callista for 'Drop Dead Blonde'

Will the would-be first lady have more luck winning a cover-girl contest than her husband did in his presidential bid? More »

How Divine Intervention Saved John Boehner's Speakership

How Divine Intervention Saved John Boehner's Speakership

A must-read account of the House's spring term shows how close he came to losing his job, and how the Book of Samuel rescued him. More »

Americans Oppose Affirmative Action for Race, If You Only Ask White Americans

Americans Oppose Affirmative Action for Race, If You Only Ask White Americans

What do polls show about racial preferences in college admissions? Don't take the overall number at face value. More »

Just Look at This Photo of Ron and Rand Paul's Family With Reagan in 1976

Just Look at This Photo of Ron and Rand Paul's Family With Reagan in 1976

A very young Ron Paul and and even younger Rand Paul pose with the Gipper, wearing some impressive duds. More »

What Really Sank Gun Control: Distrust of Government

What Really Sank Gun Control: Distrust of Government

Senator Joe Manchin defends Democrats who opposed background-check legislation, scolds Mike Bloomberg, and says Pat Toomey is still on board. More »

Terry McAuliffe Got Into an Argument About Socialized Medicine During His Son's Birth

Terry McAuliffe Got Into an Argument About Socialized Medicine During His Son's Birth

When his daughter was being born, the Virginia Democrat's wife told him to attend a reporter's party. Maybe this is why. More »

Yes, Ted Cruz Can Be Born in Canada and Still Become President of the U.S.

Yes, Ted Cruz Can Be Born in Canada and Still Become President of the U.S.

The Calgary-born Texas senator is considering a bid for the Oval Office. Let's nip those birther questions in the bud right now. More »

Politicians Will Only Roll Back Parts of the Sequester That Hurt Them, Naturally

Politicians Will Only Roll Back Parts of the Sequester That Hurt Them, Naturally

Congress has reached a deal to end furloughs creating airport delays -- without addressing any of the other problems of the sequester. More »

Here Are All 5 Living Presidents Together at the George W. Bush Library

Here Are All 5 Living Presidents Together at the George W. Bush Library

The gathering of Presidents Bush, Bush, Clinton, Carter, and Obama appears to tie for the largest such convention of commanders in chief ever. More »

Max Baucus' Retirement Is Liberals' First Post-Gun-Control Litmus Test

Max Baucus' Retirement Is Liberals' First Post-Gun-Control Litmus Test

The powerful Montana senator's decision surprised Democrats. The race to replace him could signal his party's future direction. More »

Shorter Lindsey Graham: Constitution? What Constitution?

Shorter Lindsey Graham: Constitution? What Constitution?

The South Carolina senator wants Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, an American citizen, to be held as an enemy combatant. More »

It's Hard to Legislate Immigration Law From the Boston Bombing

It's Hard to Legislate Immigration Law From the Boston Bombing

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a naturalized American citizen, officials say. That shows why it's hard to connect this incident to proposed reforms. More »

The Democratic Ad Hitting Mark Sanford Is Up, and It Is Brutal

The Democratic Ad Hitting Mark Sanford Is Up, and It Is Brutal

It's been a bad week for the South Carolina Republican, who allegedly trespassed at his ex-wife's house and has lost the financial backing of national Republicans. More »

Well, So Much for Serious Gun Control

Well, So Much for Serious Gun Control

The Senate couldn't break a filibuster on expanded background checks, spelling the de facto end to the post-Newtown legislative push. More »

House Democrats' Faustian Bargain on Boston and the Sequester

House Democrats' Faustian Bargain on Boston and the Sequester

Steny Hoyer suggests that the attacks provides the latest proof that Congress needs to repeal the sequester. Has he thought this one through? More »

Dana Perino, Who Didn't Know What the Cuban Missile Crisis Was, Is Mad at Jay-Z

Dana Perino, Who Didn't Know What the Cuban Missile Crisis Was, Is Mad at Jay-Z

And she's rapping about it, horribly. More »

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