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Politics Archive

Archives for November 2015

Syria
9 questions about ISIS you were too embarrassed to ask9 questions about ISIS you were too embarrassed to ask
Syria

What does ISIS want? Why do people join? What does religion have to do with it?

By Max Fisher
World Politics
Syria’s neighbors can’t solve the refugee crisis on their ownSyria’s neighbors can’t solve the refugee crisis on their own
World Politics

What’s wrong with assuming that Syrian refugees can just go to nearby countries.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Protester gets punched at Trump rally. Trump: “Maybe he deserved to get roughed up.”Protester gets punched at Trump rally. Trump: “Maybe he deserved to get roughed up.”
Politics

Apparently it needs to be said: This is NOT OKAY.

By Dara Lind
Politics
Read Grover Cleveland’s eerily modern 1900 hot take on the value of collegeRead Grover Cleveland’s eerily modern 1900 hot take on the value of college
Politics

“Does a College Education Pay?”

By Dylan Matthews
World Politics
The European countries that take in the most refugees, in one interactive mapThe European countries that take in the most refugees, in one interactive map
World Politics

A haunting visual.

By German Lopez
Politics
5 things to know about Democrats’ stunning win in the Louisiana governor’s race5 things to know about Democrats’ stunning win in the Louisiana governor’s race
Politics

A real — but limited — sign of hope for red-state Democrats.

By Matthew Yglesias
World Politics
Captagon, ISIS’s favorite amphetamine, explainedCaptagon, ISIS’s favorite amphetamine, explained
World Politics

Does this drug really turn ISIS fighters into superhuman soldiers, as some media outlets claimed?

By German Lopez
Politics
How one lawmaker and one university left Missouri with just one abortion clinicHow one lawmaker and one university left Missouri with just one abortion clinic
Politics

The story of Planned Parenthood at the University of Missouri is also the story of how anti-abortion legislators are restricting abortion access nationwide.

By Emily Crockett
Terrorism
A very simple explanation of why it’s wrong to demand that Muslims condemn terrorismA very simple explanation of why it’s wrong to demand that Muslims condemn terrorism
Terrorism

“We have to afford this same assumption of innocence to Muslims.”

By Max Fisher
Politics
Jeb Bush is so inside he doesn’t even know what an outsider isJeb Bush is so inside he doesn’t even know what an outsider is
Politics

DC is a place. “Washington” is a state of mind.

By Matthew Yglesias
Polyarchy
Tax the (upper) middle class, pleaseTax the (upper) middle class, please
Polyarchy

The merely affluent, not just the “billionaire class,” have an obligation to contribute more.

By Mark Schmitt
Defense & Security
Reports: Russia demands Lebanon shut down airspace for Russian military drillsReports: Russia demands Lebanon shut down airspace for Russian military drills
Defense & Security

Seriously.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
This chart shows something’s gone wrong with the US housing marketThis chart shows something’s gone wrong with the US housing market
Politics

We need more houses, but we can’t build them.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
DEA chief: medical marijuana is “a joke.” Science: no, it’s not.DEA chief: medical marijuana is “a joke.” Science: no, it’s not.
Politics

He said, “Don’t call it medicine — that is a joke.”

By German Lopez
Podcasts
The Weeds: Retirement age, terrorism, and C-sectionsThe Weeds: Retirement age, terrorism, and C-sections
Podcast
Podcasts

A striking new data set that shows the baffling variation in how frequently different hospitals perform C-sections rather than traditional childbirths.

By Sarah Kliff