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May 21, 2013

POLITICS

Weaseling Out of Obamacare

Have nursing homes, fast-food restaurants, and other low-wage employers found a way to avoid paying for full insurance?

BY JONATHAN COHN

POLITICS

Just the Facts for J. Russell George

The "low key" IRS watchdog explains the limits of his job.

BY LYDIA DEPILLIS

CHECK-MATE

The Cold War Heats Up in Syria

Why Russia won't allow an intervention.

BY JULIA IOFFE

POLITICS

MUSIC

May 20, 2013

TECH

How Republicans Can Raise Millions in Silicon Valley

Chris Christie's template for milking the tech sector.

BY LYDIA DEPILLIS

TV

Dear TV: 'Mad Men' Season Six Episode 8, Post 2

How long has Don Draper been in a minstrel show?

BY LILI LOOFBOUROW

HEALTH

The Surge in Suicides Has Nothing to Do With Marriage or Religion

The data doesn't support Ross Douthat's argument.

BY NATE COHN

ART

Grow or Perish: How the Art World Goliaths are Crushing the Davids

The real news behind MoMA's plans for the American Folk Art Museum: If you do not grow—and grow big—you’re in big trouble. 

BY JED PERL

IRAN

An 'Epic' Mess in Iran

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei wants an 'epic' election. He may get one, but not the kind he expected.

BY ABBAS MILANI

TV

Dear TV: 'Mad Men' Season Six Episode 8, Post 1

An episode of “Mad Men” that's literally on speed.

BY JANE HU

MEDIA

Carney Barker

Jay Carney's rough week was a blessing to one man: his boss.

BY TOD LINDBERG

DISPUTATIONS

No, Marriage Equality Hasn't Won Yet

The founder of Freedom to Marry takes issue with Michael Kinsley's argument that marriage-equality advocates have engaged in bullying.

BY EVAN WOLFSON

ONE-MAN FOCUS GROUP

Little Debbie Gets a Fashion Update

Annals of branding: The snack-food icon gets a minor makeover, but the company wants you to know she's still innocent and pure.

BY PAUL LUKAS

HOLLYWOOD ON THE POTOMAC

The Hillary Clinton Movie: The Winners and Losers

We've read the screenplay for the upcoming Hillary Clinton biopic. It's full of political notables. So who comes off looking best?

BY MICHAEL SCHAFFER

BOOKS

BOOKS

How Michelle Rhee Misled Education Reform

"Michelle Rhee simply isn't interested in reasoning forward from evidence to conclusions: Conclusions are where she starts, which means her book cannot be trusted."

BY NICHOLAS LEMANN

May 19, 2013

SPORTS

He Square Roots, He Scores

John Hollinger went from ESPN blogger to NBA executive. Now his Grizzlies are on a playoff run.

BY MARC TRACY

May 17, 2013

BLAME CANADA

The Tea Party Canadian

Even before the scandal involving a video of his allegedly smoking crack, Toronto's mayor was the most American-style politician in Canada

BY THOMAS ROGERS

BOOKS

The Origins of Paul Scott's Vast Masterpiece

How did a middling middle-aged novelist grow to write the English epic of colonial India? 

BY PETER GREEN

POLITICS

POLITICS

The IRS Scandal Has Nothing to Do With Obamacare

But that's not stopping laughable attempts to link them.

BY JONATHAN COHN

CHILD CARE

Obama Takes on the Hell of American Day Care

New HHS regulations could help keep kids safe.

BY JONATHAN COHN

LANGUAGE

Signature Required? No!

Technology has made signing our names a farce.

BY MATTHEW J.X. MALADY

BOOKS

The Uses and Abuses of the Human Body

Can you understand human history through the history of the human body?

BY LESLIE JAMISON

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