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June 1, 2021
Chris Lehmann
What Chris Matthews Learned in Washington
“This Country,” a new memoir from the host of “Hardball,” speaks volumes about the state of political punditry.
March 3, 2020
Alex Shephard
Chris Matthews Was Everything Wrong With Cable News
The longtime MSNBC host might be gone, but his influence is everywhere.
January 12, 2010
Jonathan Chait
Poison Penn
January 30, 2008
Michael Crowley
The Crying Game
How the press saved Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire
April 2, 2007
Michael Crowley
Hillary’s War
The real reason she won't apologize.
July 2, 2001
Michael Crowley
Missing Linc
The "accidental Senator" Lincoln Chafee's unlikely path to political stardom

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