Matt Lewis says that Obama is using the Buffett Rule to campaign on class envy, which is not a strategy he can believe in.
Mike Konczal and Aaron Bady discuss how Teddy Roosevelt appeals to the mythologies of both red and blue America. Plus: The end of the university as we know it.
Conor Friedersdorf and Michael Brendan Dougherty discuss the Mad Men character we love to hate. Plus: Why conservatives can’t win.
Tresa Edmunds explains why that’s not an oxymoron. Plus: Romney, Mormonism, and contraception.
Ross Douthat, author of the new book Bad Religion, argues that Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir is spiritually narcissistic. Plus: Jesus and money.
What could Iran concede to make the US lift sanctions? Rob Farley and Mark Dubowitz get specific. Plus: Do sanctions ever actually work?
Mark Schmitt and Edward Luce counter the idea that the ascent of countries like China and India is bad for the United States.
Baratunde Thurston, author of the new book How To Be Black, discusses the cancer of racial suspicion. Plus: Has Obama brought out latent American racism?
Michael Brendan Dougherty goes on an epic rant against Bill Donohue and the Catholic League. Plus: In defense of political nonsense.
Is Rick Santorum now the “next guy in line”? Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate. Plus: Will Obama vs. Romney be a historically negative campaign?