Department Index
Politics 2009:
Who's winning, who's losing, and why.
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- The Poll Heard Round the World Could a Tea Party candidate actually win an election?
Dec. 8, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Thanksgiving, Afghanistan, and the Salahis' next big stunt.
Dec. 4, 2009 - The Twitter Holdouts Why is more than half of Congress still not on Twitter?
Dec. 3, 2009 - "The Snow Machine Pummeled Through the White-Dusted Plain Like a Jubilant Beaver" The results of Slate's "write like Sarah Palin" contest.
Dec. 3, 2009 - Obama's War Begins But where does it end?
Dec. 2, 2009 - The Fog of War Obama's Afghanistan speech was confusing.
Dec. 2, 2009 - Guarding Obama Photos of the president-elect's Secret Service detail.
Dec. 1, 2009 - Self-Examination On Afghanistan, President Obama will have to answer Sen. Obama's questions.
Nov. 25, 2009 - Poll Dance Stop comparing Sarah Palin's approval ratings with Barack Obama's.
Nov. 25, 2009 - Breast Practices Why taxing cosmetic surgery is a bad idea.
Nov. 24, 2009 - Write Like Sarah Palin A Slate contest.
Nov. 23, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Health care, Sarah Palin, and Khalid Sheikh Muhammad's iTunes playlist.
Nov. 23, 2009 - And a Governor Shall Lead Them Why Sarah Palin is unlikely to be the future of the Republican Party.
Nov. 20, 2009 - The Deadline Presidency Does it matter that Obama is behind schedule on most of his major plans?
Nov. 19, 2009 - The Going Rogue Index Sarah Palin didn't put an index in her book. So we made one for her.
Nov. 18, 2009 - Sarah's Book Club Sarah Palin talks about Going Rogue with Oprah.
Nov. 17, 2009 - Obama's Muslim Problem Has he been too conciliatory?
Nov. 14, 2009 - A She Said, She Said Story Sarah Palin gives the GOP an early start on its Thanksgiving family fight.
Nov. 14, 2009 - Will Reid Tax the Rich? The Senate majority leader develops a case of House envy.
Nov. 12, 2009 - Obama's Real Afghanistan Decision It's not how many troops to send; it's what those troops will do.
Nov. 12, 2009 - Lefties Against Reform A taxonomy of left-liberal opposition to the health care bill.
Nov. 11, 2009 - What He Said President Obama's small masterpiece of a speech at Fort Hood.
Nov. 10, 2009 - The Snipers' City Photographs of the places where the D.C. shooters struck.
Nov. 10, 2009 - Win Some, Lose Some A guide to the shifting political factions in the health care debate.
Nov. 10, 2009 - Thank$ Health care reformers' million-dollar thank-you card to moderate Democrats.
Nov. 9, 2009 - Bachmania Michele Bachmann invites tea partiers to Washington for another swig.
Nov. 6, 2009 - President Obama on the Fort Hood Shootings
Nov. 5, 2009 - What a Difference a Year Makes How last night's election results were bad for Obama.
Nov. 4, 2009 - National Awareness Month Awareness Month How does the president decide whether your cause deserves a proclamation?
Nov. 4, 2009 - Pants Still on Fire Calling the president a liar has been good for Joe Wilson's career. But is it good for the GOP?
Nov. 2, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Arnold Schwarzenegger, Fox News, and Joe Biden's Halloween costume.
Oct. 30, 2009 - Why 60 Is the New 50 How many votes will it take to pass health care reform in the Senate?
Oct. 30, 2009 - Defining Afghanistan Down The president's new strategy will include a new view of what's possible.
Oct. 28, 2009 - The New Israel Lobby Jim Jones tells J Street that achieving peace is a top priority. But how?
Oct. 28, 2009 - The Lieberman Option Could one of the left's least favorite senators kill health care reform?
Oct. 27, 2009 - Message Error Why running the White House Web site on Drupal is a political disaster waiting to happen.
Oct. 27, 2009 - Soul Search What next week's congressional election in New York won't tell us about the Republican Party.
Oct. 26, 2009 - Cheney Reaction Dick Cheney isn't the first ex-vice president to criticize a sitting president—and he won't be the last.
Oct. 23, 2009 - Karzai Salesman How John Kerry got the Afghan leader to see sense.
Oct. 21, 2009 - Talk Good Now Motivational speaking advice for George W. Bush.
Oct. 21, 2009 - Good Deeds Can Bill Clinton help a Democrat get elected as governor of Virginia?
Oct. 20, 2009 - Gateway Drug Policy Will Obama's new medical marijuana directive actually change anything?
Oct. 19, 2009 - Ignore Fox Obama's right. It's time to stop taking the network's skewed news seriously.
Oct. 16, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Balloon Boy, the Nobel Prize, and Michael Steele's fancy new Web site.
Oct. 16, 2009 - The Politics Don't Add Up Why health care reform will cost more than Congress and Obama say it will.
Oct. 15, 2009 - Pig Pile The bizarre alliance of the far left and far right against swine flu vaccinations.
Oct. 12, 2009 - Nobel Rationale Why did Obama win the Nobel? Since the committee didn't really say, he can.
Oct. 9, 2009 - The Wizard of Oslo Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize?
Oct. 9, 2009 - The Obama Recession When do we stop blaming Bush for the bad economy?
Oct. 8, 2009 - The Invasion of the Bill Snatchers The Senate has a quirky legislative procedure for handling health care reform.
Oct. 6, 2009 - All Quiet on the Afghan Front Robert Gates wants all advice to the president, not just advice from the military, to stay private.
Oct. 6, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Health care, Afghanistan, and Joe Biden's day off.
Oct. 2, 2009 - Chicago Loses, Nerds Win The real story behind the battle over the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Oct. 2, 2009 - The Deliberator Why Obama may want to ask Bush what to do in Afghanistan.
Oct. 2, 2009 - Hurry Up and Wait Liberal economists think we should reduce the deficit. Just not yet.
Oct. 1, 2009 - A Primer on Racism The many uses of the word and how legit they are.
Sept. 30, 2009 - Infinite Loop What Bill Clinton's talkathon can teach us.
Sept. 30, 2009 - I Stand By My Nonvoting Record Meg Whitman shouldn't apologize for not voting.
Sept. 29, 2009 - Going Rogue Sarah Palin took the name of her memoir from this (unflattering) Slate article.
Sept. 29, 2009 - Playing Health Care Politics Reform may depend on Obama's ability to mend fences in his own party.
Sept. 29, 2009 - Tax Dodging Why it matters whether we call the health insurance penalty a "tax" or a "fee."
Sept. 28, 2009 - Just Skim It The case for not reading the legislation you're voting on.
Sept. 24, 2009 - Green Gas Obama says he wants a climate change bill. But can he get it?
Sept. 22, 2009 - He's No Alec Baldwin Why Stephen Baldwin has given up Hollywood for religion.
Sept. 21, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Joe Wilson, Kanye West, and Rick Santorum's daunting task.
Sept. 18, 2009 - Mad at Max Direct some anger at Max Baucus toward the president.
Sept. 18, 2009 - It's All About Them The success of Obama's plans for health care reform may depend on the reputation of Congress.
Sept. 15, 2009 - Get This Rat a Lawyer! Glenn Beck says Cass Sunstein wants to give animals the right to sue humans. Really?
Sept. 15, 2009 - Pollster, Heal Thyself Trying to make sense of the public's contradictory feelings about health care reform.
Sept. 15, 2009 - You Lie! Among the protesters at the 9/12 march on Washington.
Sept. 13, 2009 - Reaction Shot The raucous, ribald peanut gallery at Obama's address to Congress.
Sept. 10, 2009 - Obamacare 2.0 Did Obama's speech succeed in recasting the debate over health care reform?
Sept. 10, 2009 - Situation Almost Critical Obama's latest attempt to reshape the health care debate.
Sept. 8, 2009 - Change You Can Make-Believe In The race to become Obama's top look-alike.
Sept. 8, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Ted Kennedy, Afghanistan, and what Van Jones meant to say.
Sept. 4, 2009 - Doctor Joe Biden's speech about the stimulus was really about health care.
Sept. 3, 2009 - Bill Us Later Why we don't need to worry too much about the national debt.
Sept. 2, 2009 - Talking Cure Has Obama failed to sell health care reform? Or are Americans just not in the mood to buy?
Sept. 1, 2009 - McCan't and McShouldn't At a Kansas City forum, John McCain and Mitch McConnell show why bipartisanship on health care is impossible.
Aug. 31, 2009 - Hot in Here You thought the health care battle was ugly. Just wait for the climate fight.
Aug. 28, 2009 - Legacy Building Does Washington have anything just waiting to be named after Ted Kennedy?
Aug. 26, 2009 - Recess in Name Only What happens in congressional offices when the boss is gone?
Aug. 26, 2009 - Barack's Book Bag What Obama's summer reading list says about him.
Aug. 25, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Town halls, death panels, and Zeke Emanuel's master plan.
Aug. 21, 2009 - OverKos I attended every event at Netroots Nation 2009. Here's what I found.
Aug. 17, 2009 - The Rielle World What if John Edwards had won the Democratic nomination? What if he were president?
Aug. 14, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Sotomayor, the Beer Summit, and the Vice Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Aug. 7, 2009 - Making the Same Mistake Twice Obama's missteps in the health care debate mirror his missteps in last year's campaign.
Aug. 6, 2009 - Aim Low Haley Barbour is the GOP's leading candidate in 2012—for vice president.
Aug. 5, 2009 - A-OK Street Is lobbying becoming more efficient?
Aug. 4, 2009 - Slow Down, Mr. President A look behind Obama's declining poll numbers.
July 30, 2009 - Beverage Profiling Why Obama is serving beer to the professor and the police officer.
July 29, 2009 - The Bipartisan Divide Obama wants to redefine bipartisanship. Will Republicans go along?
July 16, 2009 - Community College Organizer What Obama wants to do for entry-level higher ed.
July 14, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Palin's out, Franken's in, and Mark Sanford makes amends.
July 10, 2009 - Lost in Translation Why Sarah Palin really quit us.
July 8, 2009 - Hot Air Rising The Senate opens its debate over climate change.
July 8, 2009 - Stimulus II The big-budget summer sequel everyone is talking about!
July 7, 2009 - Independence Day? Sarah Palin picked the wrong day to resign as governor of Alaska.
July 3, 2009 - Checks and Balances Who decides how much White House staffers get paid?
July 2, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Iran, Sanford, and the fly swat heard 'round the world.
June 26, 2009 - Mr. President, Iran Has a Question How Obama is using the media to destroy and improve the traditional press conference.
June 26, 2009 - Heartless The disturbing glee at Mark Sanford's downfall.
June 24, 2009 - Sanford's "Spiritual Giant" Who is Cubby Culbertson?
June 24, 2009 - What To Say About Mark Sanford? A guide to politicians' reactions to sex scandals.
June 24, 2009 - "Appalled and Outraged" Is Obama getting tougher on Iran?
June 23, 2009 - Hoop Dreams Father's Day advice from Dwyane Wade, Alonzo Mourning, and Joe Biden.
June 20, 2009 - The Honeymoon Is Not Over Obama's challenge: get the public to like his policies as much as it likes him.
June 18, 2009 - Lies, Damn Lies, and Votes for Obama Why do so many people say they voted for the president when they didn't?
June 18, 2009 - Dirty Jokes What kidding around about sexual predators and innocent teens says about us. And them.
June 17, 2009 - The Quiet American Why Obama isn't showing more outrage about the Iranian election.
June 16, 2009 - Declaration of Interdependence Barack Obama masters his favorite rhetorical strategy.
June 16, 2009 - Schrödinger's Elephant The brain-twisting paradoxes facing Republicans on health care reform.
June 15, 2009 - @Obama "you got nerve" Sen. Chuck Grassley explains why he attacked the president on Twitter.
June 12, 2009 - About Climate Change: Never Mind How one think tank adapted when the debate moved on from its favorite issue.
June 12, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Health care, Letterman, and the president's blingtastic Middle East tour.
June 12, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Every update from Slate's ongoing coverage of the president's secret social networking.
June 12, 2009 - The Hard Sell Obama takes his campaign for health care reform on the road.
June 12, 2009 - A Toke and a Tax If governments legalize marijuana, how much revenue can they raise from it?
June 10, 2009 - The Twitter Opposition Republican politicians make the most interesting Twitterers.
June 9, 2009 - Health Care Reform FAQ What we argue about when we argue about health care policy.
June 9, 2009 - No Fight Left Just like grown-up Republicans, College Republicans face an identity crisis.
June 8, 2009 - Organic Panic Michelle Obama's garden and its discontents.
June 5, 2009 - The Invitation You Can't Refuse Why Sonia Sotomayor was talking about race in the first place.
June 4, 2009 - More Better Judging The White House's attempt to end the debate about a Sotomayor speech will end up prolonging it.
June 3, 2009 - Sonia Goes to Washington Sotomayor endures a marathon meet-and-greet in the Senate.
June 3, 2009 - A New Chapter Will GM's bankruptcy hurt consumer confidence in the brand?
June 2, 2009 - Sonia Is Great but Not Better The White House issues a clarification.
May 29, 2009 - The Many Brands of Opposition Sorting through the various roles and players in the Republican Party.
May 29, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Gitmo, Sotomayor, and Joe Biden's Balkan adventure.
May 29, 2009 - Embassy Envy Obama continues the grand tradition of handing out cushy ambassadorships.
May 29, 2009 - When Barry Met Sonia What Obama's Supreme Court pick says about him.
May 26, 2009 - Checking the Boxes Obama's calculus in choosing Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court.
May 26, 2009 - An Idea in Every Pot Can Marco Rubio's ideas—he has 100 of them!—help revive the Republican Party?
May 22, 2009 - A War He Can Believe In Obama tries to show that America can have a thoughtful war president.
May 21, 2009 - Wedding Crashers If gay marriage isn't such a big deal anymore, then maybe the religious right isn't, either.
May 20, 2009 - Skip Lunch for Darfur Can members of Congress stop the genocide by fasting?
May 19, 2009 - The Logic of Empathy How Obama is like Spock.
May 18, 2009 - You'll Simply Love Azerbaijan The great American tradition of sending your political rivals overseas.
May 18, 2009 - Barack Obama's Facebook Feed Souter, swine flu, and Ludacris' five favorite bureaucrats.
May 15, 2009 - Who You Calling Debriefed? Taunted by the GOP, Nancy Pelosi throws a punch—at the CIA.
May 15, 2009 - In a Tight Spot For Obama, being president is like parallel parking.
May 13, 2009 - Card Check Is credit-card legislation necessary?
May 13, 2009 - Salt Lake City Liberals What's happening to Republicans in Utah, and could it happen to Republicans anywhere else?
May 13, 2009 - Two Trillion Dollars! Would the health care industry's cost-cutting plan really save that much?
May 11, 2009 - Escape From Guantanamo Shouldn't Republicans want terrorists dumped into the abusive U.S. prison system?
May 8, 2009 - Nickel and Diming On the budget, President Obama sounds a lot like candidate McCain.
May 8, 2009 - The Fairness Doctrine The best argument against Obama's tax-haven plan.
May 5, 2009 - Standing on Ceremony Is the press showing more respect for Obama than Bush?
May 4, 2009 - Pizza Party Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, and Eric Cantor experiment with bottom-up Republicanism.
May 4, 2009 - Prudence or Panic? Debate-o-matic: figuring the right response to swine flu.
May 1, 2009 - Mr. Cantor's Neighborhood The minority whip's vision for a kinder, gentler GOP.
April 30, 2009 - Wash Hands Before Leaving Oval Office Obama has talked about real estate, the market, and new cars. Now he's giving health advice.
April 30, 2009 - Obama's Florida Problem What's a president to do when his party attacks a politician he has praised?
April 30, 2009 - Barack Obama Sent Somali Pirates a Trio of Snipers 100 days of Obama's Facebook news feed.
April 29, 2009 - The First 100 Days Slate's coverage of the Obama administration's first major milestone marker.
April 29, 2009 - Inventory Day At 100 days, Obama and his team are happy to take stock.
April 29, 2009 - The Senate Social Network Slate presents a Facebook-style visualization of the Senate. Can you spot Arlen Specter?
April 28, 2009 - The Party of "Oh No" If you thought the GOP's first 100 days were bad, wait for the second 100.
April 28, 2009 - Specter's Defection A Pennsylvania senator gives an early 100th-day present to President Obama.
April 28, 2009 - Flu Fighters Sen. Susan Collins says she hates the pork, not the swine.
April 27, 2009 - This Week in Torture Debating the Obama administration's treatment of the Bush administration's treatment of terrorist suspects.
April 24, 2009 - A Few Characters About Twitter Five things I have learned from Twitter.
April 24, 2009 - Put It on My O-Card The case for government-backed credit cards.
April 24, 2009 - One More Time, Please The president is having trouble straightening out his position on torture.
April 23, 2009 - Earth to Obama Young conservatives protest the administration's green agenda.
April 22, 2009 - The White House Canon Photographs from the rotating collection at the White House.
April 22, 2009 - No Se Puede Daniel Ortega campaigns to become the United States' least-favorite Latin American leader.
April 20, 2009 - The Wrong Dog Debate-o-matic: Why didn't the president adopt a mutt?
April 17, 2009 - Wrong Track Obama's high-speed-rail plan does too little too soon.
April 16, 2009 - The Mad Tea Party Conservatives learn how to protest.
April 16, 2009 - Obama Checks In The president delivers another economic status report.
April 14, 2009 - The Most Divisive President Ever Who's more partisan: Obama's supporters, Obama's opponents, or Obama himself?
April 10, 2009 - An Accused Cop Killer's Politics Richard Poplawski's online trail leads neither far right nor far left. It's just confused.
April 10, 2009 - U.S. Department of Blogging What the rest of the government can learn from the TSA.
April 10, 2009 - The Careful Exaggerator How Obama balances his rhetoric to fit the situation.
April 7, 2009 - Stress Test What interview questions did D.E. Shaw ask Larry Summers?
April 6, 2009 - iPod Diplomacy What do you get for the queen who has everything?
April 3, 2009 - Economies of Scale The Obama administration is finally putting together a roster of spokesmen to defend its economic policies.
April 2, 2009 - "No" Worries Republicans let Obama goad them into releasing a budget. Maybe they shouldn't have.
April 1, 2009 - Rascal Flatts The kings of Midwestern prom rock.
April 1, 2009 - Prince's New Album A new protégé and a lot of love for Salma Hayek.
March 31, 2009 - Courting Bankruptcy Why Obama's GM-Chrysler plan is making conservatives so happy.
March 30, 2009 - From Détente to Taunts Obama's promise of post-partisanship is almost completely gone.
March 30, 2009 - The President Will See You Now Obama's gimmicky online chat session actually worked.
March 26, 2009 - Universal Confusion Since when is Republican health care "universal"?
March 26, 2009 - Hard Times Obama tries to balance his calls for patience and urgency.
March 25, 2009 - The First Family's First Vegetables Of all the reasons to plant a garden, free food may be the worst.
March 24, 2009 - The "E" Word Once people start calling you "embattled," is there any way to keep your job?
March 23, 2009 - He's Baaaack Debate-o-matic: Was the Obama administration too mean to Dick Cheney?
March 20, 2009 - All the Rage Republican heads explode over AIG bonuses.
March 20, 2009 - Anger Management Can the Obama administration stoke public outrage about AIG without getting burned?
March 18, 2009 - Unjustly Enriched Can Obama take back the AIG bonuses?
March 18, 2009 - Fireside Chat 2.0 Obama's plans to adapt FDR's model to address today's economy.
March 16, 2009 - Libertarians Gone Wild Ron Paul's insane cameo in the upcoming Bruno movie.
March 16, 2009 - When Does Obama Have Time To Think? Debate-o-Matic: Does the president have too much on his plate?
March 13, 2009 - Biden Finds a Role Joe and Barack are still figuring out how to make their relationship work.
March 12, 2009 - Dr. No, But … Mark Sanford's bizarre rationale for redirecting South Carolina's stimulus money.
March 12, 2009 - The New Czar in Town Obama chooses a drug czar who recognizes the war on drugs hasn't worked.
March 12, 2009 - Sage Advice Barack Obama needs Warren Buffett more than Buffett needs Barack Obama.
March 11, 2009 - Uncivil Union Does card check kill the secret ballot or not?
March 10, 2009 - The Art of the Float How Obama flatters people he never intends to hire.
March 9, 2009 - Clueless About the Economy Debate-o-matic: Which way should Obama go on the economy and health care?
March 6, 2009 - The Latest Chicago Pol Mike Quigley isn't quite Rahm Emanuel, but he's not Rod Blagojevich, either.
March 4, 2009 - This Time I Really Mean It Obama lets Congress have one last pork supper.
March 4, 2009 - Rush to Pardon Conservative talk-radio hosts have Limbaugh's back.
March 3, 2009 - Renewable Power to the People Risking arrest with the global warming protesters.
March 3, 2009 - Leave Grover Alone The conservative tax hawk among the believers.
March 1, 2009 - Twittering Past the Graveyard Debate-o-Matic: Is Obama's budget dishonest? Plus, is Twitter useful?
Feb. 27, 2009 - Gimmicks We Can Believe In Obama's budget is still deceptive, just not in ways we're used to.
Feb. 27, 2009 - Red Meet How Mike Huckabee, John Bolton, and Joe the Plumber would reform the GOP.
Feb. 27, 2009 - Presidential Pooches A photo gallery of first dogs through the ages.
Feb. 26, 2009 - The Talking Cure House Minority Leader John Boehner's plan for GOP renewal.
Feb. 26, 2009 - "We Are Not Quitters" Can Obama turn his confidence into success?
Feb. 25, 2009 - Breakfast of Champions A sneak peek at the Republican governors' coffee hour.
Feb. 23, 2009 - Is It Obama's Fault the Dow Is Tanking? Debate-o-Matic: How the president fared this week on housing, the stock market, and the war in Afghanistan.
Feb. 21, 2009 - Rant for Rant Obama's populist smackdown over his housing plan.
Feb. 21, 2009 - Take the Money and Run Republican governors don't really want to reject stimulus money—they just want to complain about it.
Feb. 20, 2009 - Yes, We Can, Eh? How Canadians are dealing with an American president they actually like.
Feb. 19, 2009 - The Burris Doctrine No more sound bites! Except this one.
Feb. 19, 2009 - The Virtual-Reality-Based Community The RNC's open-source quest for an online strategy.
Feb. 14, 2009 - Gregg Screwed Obama Debate-o-Matic: Slate's guide to this week's arguments in Washington.
Feb. 13, 2009 - Stimulate First, Ask Questions Later With the stimulus bill, Obama chose urgency over transparency.
Feb. 11, 2009 - Fareed Zakaria: What Canada Can Teach Us About Banking
Feb. 11, 2009 - Man of Steele Is Michael Steele Barack Obama's evil twin?
Feb. 11, 2009 - Michelle Obama Steps Out The first lady takes her first solo trip in the neighborhood.
Feb. 11, 2009 - Professor Obama's First Seminar The president ran his prime-time press conference like a grad-school class.
Feb. 10, 2009 - Gang Signs Why Sens. Collins, Snowe, and Specter can do whatever they want.
Feb. 10, 2009 - Obama Got Rolled Is the new president's honeymoon over?
Feb. 6, 2009 - Morning Joe In which Joe Biden drives to a train station and back.
Feb. 5, 2009 - Bipartisalesmanship Obama needs to win over Senate Republicans without losing House Democrats.
Feb. 5, 2009 - Commercial Break Will Judd Gregg destroy the Commerce Department in order to save it?
Feb. 3, 2009 - Tom Cries Uncle Would greater transparency have saved Tom Daschle?
Feb. 3, 2009 - Tomfoolery Why Daschle's tax sins are worse than Geithner's.
Feb. 3, 2009 - He's Lincoln! No, He's FDR! No, He's Polk! The battle over Obama presidential analogies.
Feb. 2, 2009 - Rush Limbaugh Now Runs the GOP Debate-o-Matic: Slate's guide to this week's arguments in Washington.
Jan. 30, 2009 - Elizabeth Cheney, Bush Legal Counsel What a 1988 college thesis by the former vice president's daughter tells us about the Bush presidency.
Jan. 29, 2009 - Partisan Now, Bipartisan Later The logic behind Republican opposition to Obama's stimulus package.
Jan. 29, 2009 - Obama Raises the Bar In politics, as in life, a little alcohol can go a long way.
Jan. 29, 2009 - Bandwidth Envy Can the right create its own netroots?
Jan. 28, 2009 - Failure Is Always an Option How Obama can prepare himself (and us) for the coming bad times.
Jan. 28, 2009 - Bi-Curious Now we'll get to see what Obama means when he calls for "bipartisanship."
Jan. 27, 2009 - It's All Very Stimulating Introducing Debate-o-Matic: Slate's guide to this week's arguments in Washington.
Jan. 23, 2009 - No News Is No News The president's new press secretary proves adept at an old game: saying nothing.
Jan. 23, 2009 - Obama's Inaugural, Annotated Slate writers pencil in their notes on the inaugural address.
Jan. 21, 2009 - What's New Is Old Again Obama's speech goes for prose instead of poetry.
Jan. 20, 2009 - The Obama-Jonas Ticket OMG! The Obama team goes after the 'tween vote.
Jan. 20, 2009 - "This Winter of Our Hardship" Read the full text of Obama's speech.
Jan. 20, 2009 - What a Crowd! Great photos of Obama's inauguration.
Jan. 20, 2009 - Mr. President, Give This Speech What Slate readers think Obama should say in his inaugural address.
Jan. 19, 2009 - Enjoy the History, Ignore the Politics Why conservatives should be looking forward to the Obama inauguration.
Jan. 19, 2009 - The Storyteller Obama's best speeches have always revolved around stories. Which one will he tell on Tuesday?
Jan. 17, 2009 - The Best of Bush Illustrated Eight years of Slate's presidential caricatures.
Jan. 16, 2009 - Thongs We Can Believe In Obama's inauguration is making history and selling kitsch.
Jan. 16, 2009 - Mr. Ex-President How George W. Bush can make the most of the rest of his life.
Jan. 16, 2009 - Bush's Legacy: He Survived! Reagan broke Tecumseh's Curse, but Bush may have killed it altogether.
Jan. 14, 2009 - Palimpsest President How Obama will write and rewrite his presidency.
Jan. 13, 2009 - Slate's Inauguration Coverage All the articles on Obama's move to the White House.
Jan. 13, 2009 - Of the Algorithms, by the Algorithms, for the Algorithms Can a bunch of mathematicians make government more representative?
Jan. 13, 2009 - God Bless, and Bless, and Bless, and Bless America How many preachers does one inauguration need?
Jan. 13, 2009 - Slate's Farewell to Bush All the valedictory articles about the 43rd president.
Jan. 12, 2009 - Raising Kaine The battle for the RNC chair makes their Democratic rival look good.
Jan. 9, 2009 - Obama's Alarm Call The president-elect makes the urgent case for his stimulus bill.
Jan. 9, 2009 - Department of Apostate What happened to all those Democrats for McCain?
Jan. 7, 2009 - Understimulated Obama has only himself to blame for the delay in the spending bill.
Jan. 6, 2009 - Vote for Me, Not My Facebook Account Tips for budding politicians on how to avoid embarrassment on Facebook.
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