News & Politics The New Head of the American Enterprise Institute on the Current State of Think Tanks Meet Robert Doar, who recently took the reins of a bastion of conservative DC. American Enterprise Institute, Congress, Donald Trump, John F. KennedyJuly 8, 2019
News & Politics Why No One Seems to Be Talking About Tim Kaine Anymore "I don't aspire to be a celebrity senator." 2016 Election, Barry Goldwater, Donald Trump, Elizabeth TaylorApril 1, 2019
News & Politics 2020 Presidential Candidate John Delaney’s Plan Is to Be Civil. Is He Doomed? At this divisive moment in political history, a moderate tries to make himself heard. Barack Obama, Congress, David Bradley, DemocratsAugust 15, 2018
News & Politics Democrats Are Salivating About Beating Barbara Comstock This Fall. It Might Not Be That Easy. She has hard-right ties, a President her constituents can’t stand—and a record of beating the odds. Barbara Comstock, Bill Clinton, Conspiracy Theories, DemocratsJuly 29, 2018
News & Politics Scooter Libby, Donald Trump, and Me A reporter who testified at Libby's 2007 trial looks at Trump's pardon of the former White House aide. Matthew Cooper, Scooter Libby, Valerie PlameApril 13, 2018
News & Politics What Donald Trump Doesn’t Get About DC Humor The president can actually be kind of funny, but his wit just doesn't fit in here. Andy Kaufman, Calvin Coolidge, Comedy, Donald TrumpApril 6, 2018
News & Politics Sidney Blumenthal’s “Lincoln” Sounds a Lot Like the Clintons Books, Lincoln, Media, PoliticsMay 3, 2016
News & Politics How Frank Mankiewicz Left Beverly Hills and Changed Washington Books, Frank Mankiewicz, Media & Politics, MemoirsFebruary 26, 2016
News & Politics The History of Political Spin (And Why It’s Not So Bad for Us As You’d Think) Media, Media & Politics, PoliticsFebruary 9, 2016
News & Politics Alexandra Petri Is Both Washington and Funny That's no mean feat in the home of Mark Russell. Books, Capital CommentJuly 8, 2015
Alexandra Petri Is Both Washington and Funny