Gabriel Winant is a freelance writer and graduate student, currently living in the United Kingdom.

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Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 09:45 PST

Paying for the war in Afghanistan

A group of powerful House Democrats pushes for Congress to reckon with the costs of the U.S. presence
Monday, Nov 23, 2009 09:15 PST

Glenn Beck has some really big plans

The Fox News host has -- honestly -- a 100-year plan to roll back the secret, massive socialist conspiracy
Friday, Nov 20, 2009 08:50 PST

Intra-party feuds fuel Senate primary campaigns

Incumbent senators are hearing footsteps behind them, and in some cases it's their own party that wants them gone
Wednesday, Nov 18, 2009 08:50 PST

New poll: GOP demands purity of essence

Republicans are off the deep end now, but pragmatism can wax and wane in a party over time
Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 08:30 PST

O'Reilly and Beck taking their act on the road

The two Fox News stars join forces to tell live audiences about simpler times and evil liberals
Friday, Nov 13, 2009 08:35 PST

Bomb-thrower Tancredo to run for Colorado governor

With an opening on the right, the controversy-seeking former representative looks to stir things up
Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 09:40 PST

Texas Gov. Perry: Obama "hell-bent" on socialism

The governor will apparently say anything to get Tea Partiers' votes in his 2010 primary Video
Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009 09:55 PST

GOP learned wrong lessons in New York race

Republicans thought that driving moderate Dede Scozzafava into arms of Democrats was a good thing
Monday, Nov 9, 2009 09:01 PST

Sarah Palin: Abortion is so bogus

The former Alaska governor will fight death, liberal condescension and secularism wherever they are found
Friday, Nov 6, 2009 08:45 PST

Census worker hanging may have been suicide

It was too easy to fit Bill Sparkman's death into a storyline we already knew
Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 08:06 PST

Can Rand Paul bring the Tea Parties to the Senate?

Ron Paul's son is a card-carrying 9/12-er; he also has a real shot at being a U.S. senator
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 09:45 PST

Michael Steele: Everything's coming up GOP

The RNC chairman says that the GOP is speaking with one, sane voice again, and America is listening
Friday, Oct 30, 2009 08:50 PDT

Public still blames Bush for recession

President Obama nicely positioned to take credit for recovery
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 09:12 PDT

Rep. Alan Grayson goes a comment too far

Going on a fringe radio show to call a public official a "whore"? Stay classy, congressman
Friday, Oct 23, 2009 10:30 PDT

Fox's Roger Ailes for president? Not bloody likely

Even for Politico, an article floating the idea of a presidential run by the Fox News head is thin gruel
Thursday, Oct 22, 2009 13:01 PDT

How funny would it be if women couldn't vote?

Conservative writer suggests rolling back suffrage, chuckles at own sly wit
Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009 08:15 PDT

New Jersey scandal catches up with Republican Christie

The challenger had a shot at the governorship so long as he stayed out of the muck, but now he's mired in it
Friday, Oct 16, 2009 09:05 PDT

In Florida, right-wing challenger sneaks up on Crist

Conservatives' favorite Senate long-shot looks to have a real chance in Florida
Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 09:30 PDT

Vitter sparks battle over illegal immigrants, Census

The Louisiana Republican introduces an amendment that brings up issues as old as the government itself
Tuesday, Oct 13, 2009 09:40 PDT

The Cheney administration in exile

If you miss the old bomb-and-torture style of conservatism, Liz Cheney's here to help Video
Monday, Oct 12, 2009 03:31 PDT

Glenn Beck, Republican strategist

When the Fox News host pushes a crackpot theory, it doesn't take long for the GOP to run with it. A timeline
Friday, Oct 9, 2009 10:20 PDT

"Read the bill!" -- but slowly

When they were in power, the GOP didn't always allow everyone time to read legislation, but they want it now
Wednesday, Oct 7, 2009 10:45 PDT

Obama's ghostwriter fesses up!

Bill Ayers jokes: "I ghost-wrote 'Dreams From My Father.'" Conservative bloggers: "We knew it!"
Friday, Oct 2, 2009 11:50 PDT

McCain tries to change GOP, while aide disses Palin

The last Republican presidential nominee wants to moderate the party, but conservatives aren't happy
Thursday, Oct 1, 2009 10:45 PDT

Is the end of "don't ask, don't tell"? in sight?

Even the Pentagon appears to be losing interest in the controversial policy, and Harry Reid wants action
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