Everyone Should Ignore Time's Person of the Year
The magazine's venerable feature is a smart idea, but there's no excuse for the media pretending it's news and turning themselves into free PR for Time Inc. More »
David Graham is an associate editor at The Atlantic, where he writes and edits for the Politics Channel. He previously reported for Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and The National.
The magazine's venerable feature is a smart idea, but there's no excuse for the media pretending it's news and turning themselves into free PR for Time Inc. More »
With the passing of World War II veteran Daniel Inouye, the new senior senator is a Deadhead and occasional Batman bit-part actor. More »
The senator, who represented his state from its very first day in the union, died from respiratory complications in Washington. More »
The GOP does a delicate dance on race, the state's delegation closes ranks around Lindsey Graham, and Jim DeMint tries to consolidate a legacy. More »
The president says the government has bigger fish to fry than small-time dealers, but that doesn't mean it's safe to get baked. More »
An application for tax-exempt status shows the advocacy group downplaying its political work -- even though it spent $70 million on the 2012 election. More »
Forget falling off the fiscal cliff -- one professor has to watch out for falling pieces of scenery. More »
At a Washington holiday celebration Sunday night, he shook hands with the "Gangnam Style" rapper. Was that a mistake? More »
The comedian could shake up the Palmetto State primary, The Atlantic reported five years ago. Why not the Senate? More »
With the South Carolina stalwart leaving to head the Heritage Foundation, the GOP could have its first Southern black senator since Reconstruction. More »
The wacky Texan cast the only vote against a bill stripping the outdated term from federal books. More »
He reinvented jazz rhythms while also remaining true to tradition. More »
The Florida senator and presidential hopeful puts a flap over the age of the earth to rest, but stokes controversy with comments about homosexuality. More »
Why is the former Wyoming senator dancing to the viral sensation? Excellent question. More »
Speeches by Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan Tuesday night might augur a shift in the GOP orthodoxy. More »
Even as she fades from the national spotlight, the former vice-presidential contender gets plenty of love on the Internet. More »
Democratic senators want to radically rewrite the rules to make it easier to vote on bills and nominees. More »
You told us what the former rivals were saying to one another. Check out the winners! More »
The vice president took a little shopping trip to the new D.C. outpost of the national chain. More »
The White House says the president will host his former adversary for a meal at the executive mansion. More »
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