Month: January 2015

The White House seems more exercised about a Nazi-panderer being a top Republican leader in Congress than most congressional Democrats: Scalise has been under fire over revelations that he gave a speech to a white supremacist...

Some people always land on their feet. Leon Wieseltier has been hired by The Atlantic as a contributing editor and critic, the media company announced today. In his new position, he will write about “his customary wide range of...

Ed Kilgore takes a first pass at looking at the potential impact of another Mike Huckabee run at the presidency. One thing to remember about Iowa, however, is that the caucuses there are really two contests. In the first, the...

We launched the online version of the January/February issue of the Washington Monthly tonight. I’ve been working on it almost nonstop since December 26th, which is why I haven’t been around all that much to write...

Quite interesting legal proceedings. Judge Marra has denied request by Bruce E. Reinhart, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, right of intervention. Salacious New Chapter in Florida Billionaire’s Sex Scandal (Florida Center...