Politics

Essays from both sides of the aisle, inside and outside the Beltway, and other places where perspective is easily skewed.

Getting Over Sarah Palin

As Election Day draws near, it’s time for us to acknowledge: There’s a good chance that soon we won’t have Sarah Palin to kick around anymore. ANDREA HIGBIE consults the experts on dealing with withdrawal. (Politics | October 23, 2008)

Frothing at the Latte

Politicians use stereotypes to lampoon and persuade. But what if they’re actually right? STEVE McNUTT hits the road to answer that burning question: how well does a latte identify political preferences? (Politics | September 18, 2008)

Mock the Vote

A month after we asked our readers to create and photograph political campaign signs of their own making, here are our favorites. MATTHEW BALDWIN announces the winners of our Encyclopedia Brown for District Attorney contest. (Politics | November 7, 2006)

Violence in the Zócalo

Following the death of an American journalist, the rest of the world is taking notice of the declining situation in Oaxaca. PASHA MALLA interviews his sister Anna, who watched the peace unravel first-hand this summer. (Politics | November 2, 2006)

Encyclopedia Brown for District Attorney

Every October, placards touting candidates you’ve never heard of litter yards and medians across the nation. MATTHEW BALDWIN creates his own campaign signs, and invites you to do the same for our Election Day photo gallery. (Politics | October 9, 2006)

Life Goes On?

The Gulf Coast is in ruins, but that won’t stop the political machine from running—in fact, it means it’s only getting revved up. Our writer watches the waves of disaster that just won’t stop. (Politics | September 7, 2005)

What Would Teddy Do?

Last week Maine citizens voted on Question 2—whether or not to outlaw the “baiting, hounding, and trapping“ of bears. So why didn’t such an apparently humane measure pass? Bruce Murphy weighs in from all sides of the bill. (Opinions | November 11, 2004)

Obit.

In 2001 KEVIN GUILFOILE and JOHN WARNER lampooned the new president in their book, My First Presidentiary. Now, with the election behind us, they discuss Bush’s victory, what the Democrats have to do between now and 2008, and what we’re supposed to do with all this time on our hands. (The Guilfoile-Warner Papers | November 9, 2004)

Beyond Therapy

Which story is front-page material: Kerry’s tan, or his position on loose nukes? Bush’s plans for immigration reform, or a bulge in his jacket? By fluffing rumors and stuffing their shirts, the political media this election season has constantly failed the public. One day before the vote, Washington’s Clay Risen explains how we’ve been duped. (Opinions | November 1, 2004)

A Week Away

In 2001 KEVIN GUILFOILE and JOHN WARNER lampooned the new president in their book, My First Presidentiary. Now, with the real possibility of four more Bush years, they discuss the issues facing today’s voters. This week: the possible effects of such last-minute topics as lesbians, pejoratives, and conservatives vs. conservatives. (The Guilfoile-Warner Papers | October 26, 2004)

Master Debating

In 2001 KEVIN GUILFOILE and JOHN WARNER lampooned the new president in their book, My First Presidentiary. Now, with the real possibility of four more Bush years, they discuss the issues facing today’s voters. This week: debating the debates of the debates. (The Guilfoile-Warner Papers | October 12, 2004)

Improving Kerry

In 2001 KEVIN GUILFOILE and JOHN WARNER lampooned the new president in their book, My First Presidentiary. Now, with the real possibility of four more Bush years, they discuss the issues facing today’s voters. This week: how to fix Kerry’s image. (The Guilfoile-Warner Papers | September 27, 2004)

Any Given Election

What’s a devout gambler supposed to do when the sports landscape looks so bleak? Why, turn to the current presidential race, naturally. Tobias Seamon gives a state-by-state rundown on your best bets. (Opinions | September 20, 2004)

Give Me a Sign

Political conventions exist for the cameras, and the cameras like to see audiences with a sea of signs. But where do all those banners come from? Margaret Mason outlines the life cycle of a rally sign. (Stories | September 15, 2004)

Flip-Flops & Conventions

In 2001 KEVIN GUILFOILE and JOHN WARNER lampooned the new president in their book, My First Presidentiary. Now, with the real possibility of four more Bush years, they discuss the issues facing today’s voters. This week: what we meant when we said what we meant, and going completely rhetorical. (The Guilfoile-Warner Papers | September 14, 2004)

Grand Old Partying

Where’s the best party in town? Not here, apparently. After corralling an invitation to the Sunday night shindig thrown by the Bush twins, good-intentioned MACKENZIE DAWSON PARKS learns how the other half lives and plays. (New York, New York | September 1, 2004)

Reading With the Enemy

Looking for a challenge and a little affirmation, OLIVER GRISWOLD tests his die-hard liberal beliefs and goes on an all-conservative-media diet for one month. Life on the Right side of the dial doesn’t turn out the way he expected. (Opinions | May 11, 2004)

87 Votes and Counting

The Democrats have a tight grip on the nation’s attention, especially when no Republican has a chance of beating George Bush for the party’s nomination. But that doesn’t mean some aren’t trying. Peter Duffy talked to the only New York Republican on the New Hampshire ballot. (New York, New York | February 5, 2004)

Neocons, Midwives, and Me

After Ozzfest and Gigli, Howard Dean was the show to see this summer. Ace reporter Matthew ‘Punch’ Baldwin attended a rally with two friends who, for very different reasons, want Dean to win the primary. (Personalities | September 10, 2003)

The Missing Debate on Iraq

Reading the news last week, it seemed like there was little debate in Congress about authorizing force against Iraq. Turns out there wasn’t any debate at all. Congressional reporter Derek Willis with the scoop from inside the Capitol. (Stories | October 23, 2002)

A Fig for Thee, O Terror

The reason Mayor Giuliani sounded more effective than GW Bush was a simple matter of doing vs. planning. You trust a man who’s talking about lifting that brick right now and don’t ask about tomorrow yet. When work needs to be done, there isn’t time for fretting and conjecture. Dennis Mahoney gets down to brass tacks. (Opinions | November 10, 2001)

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