At the Dawn of the Post-Obama Post-Clinton Era, Democrats Look for New Leaders — In the aftermath of Tuesday’s shocking losses, Democrats were left reeling to figure out what to do next: what they stand for, where their party goes, and who will emerge as the next generation of leaders. Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton and Harry Reid’s time as leaders of their…

A Lot Has Happened Since the Cubs and Indians Last Won It All — One of the two longest and most incredible droughts in the history of professional sports will come to an end this fall when either the Chicago Cubs or the Cleveland Indians win the World Series. …

One of Donald Trump’s jokes at the Al Smith Dinner last night was at Hillary Clinton’s expense: From the transcript: And even tonight, with all of the heated back and forth, between my opponent and me at the debate last night, we have proven that we can actually be…

The Winners and Losers of the Most Explosive October Surprise in History — The Access Hollywood tape of Donald Trump making lewd and explicit comments about women obtained by the Washington Post has elevated to the level of an existential threat to the Trump campaign and the Republican Party at large. I won’t go into the substance of what was on the video…

A Guide to Donald Trump’s Attempt at Damage Control — Last Friday, Donald Trump launched what Slate’s Josh Voorhees called “Birtherism 2.0”, a lie on top of an already discredited lie, by saying that the birther conspiracy theory began in Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign and that he had done a great service to the country by finishing birtherism in 2011…

Rome is one of my favorite cities on Earth, with a deep personal significance for me. I had the incredible privilege of living there for four years on two separate occasions. The first time, I was there for my final three years of high school. The second time, I was…

Why facts, and the misuse thereof, matter in our political discourse Fact checking — defined by the Merriam-Webster online dictionary as “to verify the factual accuracy of” — is a thankless but necessary task, often assigned to younger employees or interns in a supporting role to more senior people. …