Jon Lovett

Jon Lovett is a writer in Los Angeles. He previously served for three years as a speechwriter to President Obama in the White House.

Life Lessons in Fighting the Culture of Bullshit

Life Lessons in Fighting the Culture of Bullshit

What politics taught me that current graduates need to know. More »

Pass the Turkey, Hold the Politics

Pass the Turkey, Hold the Politics

How to get through Thanksgiving without a big dumb argument around the dinner table More »

A Former Obama Speechwriter Liveblogs the Hofstra Town Hall

A Former Obama Speechwriter Liveblogs the Hofstra Town Hall

Obama. Romney. Ordinary Americans. What could go wrong? More »

A Former Obama Speechwriter Liveblogs the VP Debate

A Former Obama Speechwriter Liveblogs the VP Debate

Real-time analysis of the meeting between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan in Danville, Kentucky More »

Liveblogging the First Obama-Romney Debate

Liveblogging the First Obama-Romney Debate

A former speechwriter for the president breaks down the conversation in Denver. More »

The Point of No Returns

The Point of No Returns

Mitt Romney refuses to release his tax returns. Here's why. More »

Lunch at the Supreme Court Cafeteria: A Twitter Short Story

Lunch at the Supreme Court Cafeteria: A Twitter Short Story

The loneliness of Chief Justice John Roberts after the health-care ruling More »

The Brash Hypocrisy of Lanny Davis

The Brash Hypocrisy of Lanny Davis

Why this Washington superlobbyist represents all that is wrong with politics today More »

PACs Americana

PACs Americana

A dispatch from the future, where political action committees have absorbed America's political parties. More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Finland in World War II

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