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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.
Sorry, but multimillionaire ex-Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson did not "feel the impact" of the economic collapse more than anyone. More »
The president's White House speech played it safe, doing little to answer the concerns of doves who oppose the war and hawks who find his plan too small to matter. More »
The president faced a nearly impossible but clearly defined task before today. Now it's not even obvious what his goal should be. More »
But it would probably get significantly more popular if Obama actually orders a strike. More »
Members agreed to send an authorization for military action on to the Senate, but the 10-7 vote shows the deep remaining cleavages. More »
Meanwhile, Democrats and millennials love the 1990s. What do our partisan and generational nostalgias say about us? More »
Republican Paul LePage's long history of inflammatory remarks -- and why it might come to an end soon More »
Young, mostly white, and convinced of their superior taste, this breed of fan could be a sign of jazz's decline or a force for its renewal. More »
How does the Kentucky senator plan to connect with the young and minorities? By talking about Guantanamo, apparently. More »
The president's comments about the NSA on Jay Leno's show come down to semantics. More »
The Amazon.com founder and CEO is a strong backer of gay marriage and an internet sales tax but otherwise fairly opaque. More »
A conservative campaign both pays tribute to and mockingly appropriates a treasured image in left-wing history. More »
The Senate minority leader is tied up with a Democratic challenger and his favorable ratings are underwater with Kentucky voters, a survey finds. More »
The movement's demise has been a constant prediction since April 2011. We're still waiting. More »
But Obama's latest policy probably doesn't even qualify for the name. More »
Asked whether he consulted a lawyer before the Treasury Department postponed a rule, he says he's not worried about Congressional critics. More »
Fox News's Lauren Green seems to think so. More »
Can't get rid of a law or agency through legislative channels? Then just do everything possible to keep it from working as intended. More »
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me aims to spread the gospel of an underdog band -- and to memorialize its underdog founder -- while also celebrating its underdog status. More »
