Kevin Lincoln
Real-Life Frank Underwood: Backroom Machiavellis of the 20th Century
House of Cards presents a sort of coked-out version of DC, where congressmen act like mob bosses and journalists like spies. In some cases, that's not far from the truth.
Super PACs Aren't Bad, They're Just Embarrassing
Super PACs may be a terrifying harbinger of the death of democracy, but at least they're good for a dick joke.
The Bizarre World of Barack Obama Fan Fiction
A variety of online authors have imagined Obama meeting Hellboy, Buzz Lightyear, "Gilmore Girls" protagonist Rory Gilmore, and, of course, Harry Potter.
Your Guide to the Koch Brothers
How America's favorite dark money billionaires came to control the nation's political future.
Republicans Have Finally Found Their Answer to Hillary Clinton
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is selling herself as the lady-conservative who can finally take on the Democrats' heir apparent.
Jeb Bush vs. Mitt Romney: Who Will Win the Rich White Guy Faceoff?
Comparing the political scions of the Republican Party.
Down the Rabbit Hole at the Richard Nixon Museum
How do you memorialize the nation's biggest inside joke? As I learned, it takes a whole lot of statues.
Is America Ready for the Return of the Bush Dynasty?
American political memories can be both impressively long and terribly short. And somewhere in the middle, minds start to change.
Can Elizabeth Warren Beat Hillary Clinton in 2016? Is She Going to Try?
The Massachusetts Senator emerged from last week's budget fight as the leader of an undeniable populist uprising in the Democratic Party.
The Ultraconservative Black Neurosurgeon Who Might Run for President in 2016
Ben Carson is a famous pediatric neurosurgeon who doesn't believe in evolution and compares America to Nazi Germany. So of course he's running for president.
The Weird, Wild Novels of Democratic Presidential Candidate Jim Webb
Now that the former Virginia Senator is officially running, I'm willing to bet that the sentence "The man grabbed his young son in his arms, turned him upside down, and put the boy's penis in his mouth" will resurface.
God Help Us, the 2016 Presidential Campaign Is Here
Now that the midterms are over, we can turn our attention to the Real Election. Here's a breakdown of all the poor suckers who are running for president in 2016.