Jon Lovett is a writer based in Los Angeles. He previously served for three years as a speechwriter to President Obama in the White House.
Too many debates about important issues degenerate into manufactured and misplaced outrage—and it's chilling free speech.
Politics / Apr 7, 2014
Only about 5% of Americans are on the individual insurance market.
Politics / Nov 1, 2013
The current moment in politics came about slowly, not suddenly, but it doesn't make it any less of a national emergency.
Politics / Oct 16, 2013
What politics taught me that current graduates need to know.
Politics / May 21, 2013
How to get through Thanksgiving without a big dumb argument around the dinner table
Politics / Nov 21, 2012
Obama. Romney. Ordinary Americans. What could go wrong?
Politics / Oct 16, 2012
Real-time analysis of the meeting between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan in Danville, Kentucky
Politics / Oct 11, 2012
A former speechwriter for the president breaks down the conversation in Denver.
Politics / Oct 3, 2012
Mitt Romney refuses to release his tax returns. Here's why.
Politics / Aug 7, 2012
The loneliness of Chief Justice John Roberts after the health-care ruling
Politics / Jun 28, 2012
Why this Washington superlobbyist represents all that is wrong with politics today
Politics / May 25, 2012
A dispatch from the future, where political action committees have absorbed America's political parties.
Politics / Feb 2, 2012
The Other 9/11: A CIA Agent Remembers Chile's Coup 6:39 PM ET
The Eagles Come to Allentown, and So Does 'American Futures' 2:27 PM ET
When the View From Space Is Meaningless 1:49 PM ET
Not Fighting ISIS Could Be Worse Than Fighting It 11:23 AM ET
How Serious a Threat Is ISIS? 10:45 AM ET
30 Years of Coens: Barton Fink 8:01 AM ET
Obama's Speech on ISIS, in Plain English 7:50 AM ET
Obama Urges War in Iraq Despite Known Lack of WMDs 7:45 AM ET
Living Simply in a Dumpster 5:15 AM ET
The Midterm Electorate Is Anxious and Unsettled Sep 10, 2014
Lava From Space Sep 10, 2014
Why Would Anybody Buy an Apple Watch? Sep 10, 2014
Millennials Are Out-Reading Older Generations Sep 10, 2014
What Time of Day Do We Feel Most Anxious? Sep 10, 2014
Which Colleges Produce Grads Who Find Meaning in Their Work? Sep 10, 2014
The Ray Rice Video Is Not a Revelation Sep 8, 2014
Behold, a Database That Tracks More Than 500 Episodes of The Simpsons Sep 8, 2014
Chick-fil-A: Selling Chicken With a Side of God Sep 8, 2014
To Kill a Terrorist Sep 7, 2014
Training the Brain to Love Broccoli Sep 3, 2014
Taiwanese Investors Favor the Number Eight—and They Pay for It Sep 3, 2014
The Man Who Made Louis Vuitton, Louis Vuitton Sep 2, 2014
The Trip to Italy: You'll Laugh, Until You Cry Aug 29, 2014
Breaking Bad's Hard-Earned, Heartwarming Emmys Win Aug 26, 2014