Booker, Bain, and Bipartisan Narcissism
I hope no one is nauseated if I suggest that this was idle self-promotion on Booker’s part.
Bully Romney and the Gay Vote
Mitt is the the Demon Barber of Wall Street.
He’s Evolved!
We have now seen an American president take a historic stand on gay civil rights.
A Noun, a Verb, and Osama bin Laden
Let’s talk about what is truly despicable here.
Why Ann Romney Beats George Clooney
Are conservatives rallying around Mitt?
Hookers, Guns, and Stay-at-Home Moms
The general election begins with one crazy week.
Romney Is the Only One Playing ‘Hide-and-Seek’
One-Mississippi, Two-Mississippi ...
Why the Supreme Court Can Only Help Obama
How the president can survive—and thrive—if health-care reform goes down.
Why Romney Is So Ripe for Parody
Will the real Mitt please stand up?
Overestimating Mitt
Pollsters keep giving Romney the edge — but voters keep giving Santorum the wins.
Romney Reclaims ‘Inevitable’ Mantle
Hatred of Obama may be the only thing Republicans can agree on.
The GOP's Season Finale Bombs
What was going on with that Ron Paul–Mitt Romney team-up against Santorum?
Why Santorum Is Stronger Against Obama Than Romney
Why the races in Colorado, Missouri, and Minnesota were so devastating for Romney.
Mr. 'Inevitable' Pummeled Again
The election will be decided in blue-collar swing states after all.
Was Everyone Quite So Nuts? Discussing 1963 vs. 2011
“There was a functioning Washington then; we have a non-functioning Washington now. It's hard to imagine such a ‘supercommittee’ even existing in those days.”
Sustainable Rage? How Occupy Wall Street Will End
“What we do know is that, for the foreseeable future, class anger is not going away on the left or right.”
Discussing the Short, Hot Political Career of Sarah Palin
“A hundred years from now, is anybody going to be teaching Sarah Palin in high school?”
The Chris Christie X Factor: Our Game-Show Electoral Process
“A Christie-Cain ticket would be endlessly entertaining and just possibly the biggest boon to pizza since the founding of the republic.”
Obama's Economic Quagmire: What's Really in Ron Suskind’s New Book About the White House
“Bankers win, America loses. Did I get that right?”
Line in the Sand: Obama's Feisty Rhetoric
“I have no expectation that anything like this bill will get through this Congress, let alone in a timely fashion.”
Empire Falls: Riots in London, Meryl Streep’s Iron Lady, and the Downfall of Andrew Lloyd Webber
“The riots raised questions about everything from immigration, race, and class to the state of the criminal justice system, education, and cultural values. ”
Campaign Drama: The Kickoff of the GOP Soap Opera
“The Perry-Bachmann battle will be a blast, so let's hope it doesn't end too soon. I really think almost anything can happen in the GOP race and in the election. ”
Wall Street Crashes, London Burns: Discussing Downgrades, Riots, and the Portents of McQueen
“Everyone knows that S&P has gotten everything wrong in the recent past, but the kindling for panic was there, waiting for just the right spark to ignite it.”
The Doomsday Clock: Reliving the Debt-Ceiling Countdown
“I woke up Saturday morning with two thoughts — that McConnell is now the most important man in Washington, and that the next U.S. president will be someone who was not in Washington while this nightmare unfolded. ”
Company Town: A Native and a Frequent Visitor on Dysfunctional D.C.
“Until Washington gets full congressional representation, this unreconstructed plantation-era injustice will blight D.C.'s status as a city, and no White House occupant can dispel it, Obama included.”
Where’s the Alpha? Frank Rich and Adam Moss Discuss a GOP Field Full of Beta Candidates
“I’d still give the odds to Romney for the nomination (though Perry, too, has great hair), but the fact remains that many Republicans across the party’s ideological spectrum really do not like him and/or trust him (not without reason!)”
Blood in the Water: Just What Is Rupert Murdoch Guilty Of?
“Murdoch has always seemed to me more like a James Bond villain — with their placid exteriors and raging interiors — than any other corporate executive I know. He revels in it.”
Frank Rich and Adam Moss Talk About Obama, Wall Street, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s Reversal of Fortune
“When this administration’s pragmatism risks losing the election anyway, some real course correction would seem essential.”
Marriage, New York Style: Frank Rich and Adam Moss Talk About Andrew Cuomo, Larry Kramer ... and Alice Playten
A civil rights landmark, plus the latest production of 'The Normal Heart' and a tribute to the actress Alice Playten.
Sugar Daddies
The old, white, rich men who are buying this election.
Stag Party
The GOP's woman problem is that it has a serious problem with women.
Whitewashing Gay History
Liberals applaud themselves for championing gay marriage. But there are ghosts at the weddings.
Who in God’s Name Is Mitt Romney?
His greatest passion is something he’s determined to keep secret.
The Molotov Party
For the new GOP, conservative isn’t nearly radical enough.
What Killed JFK
The hate that ended his presidency is eerily familiar.
The Class War Has Begun
And the very classlessness of our society makes the conflict more volatile, not less.
In Praise of Extremism
What good did bipartisanship ever do anybody?
Day's End
The 9/11 decade is now over. The terrorists lost. But who won?
Murdoch Hacked Us Too
The News Corp. scandal already exposed just how thoroughly the company had corrupted Britain. Now it’s time to look on this side of the pond.
Obama's Original Sin
The President's failure to demand a reckoning from the moneyed interests who brought the economy down has cursed his first term, and could prevent a second.
Author's Bio
Frank Rich joined New York magazine in June 2011 as Writer-at-Large, writing monthly on politics and culture, and editing a special monthly section anchored by his essay. He is also a commentator on nymag.com, engaging in regular dialogues on the news of the week.
Rich joined the magazine following a distinguished career at the New York Times, where he had been an op-ed columnist since 1994. He was previously the paper's chief drama critic, from 1980 to 1993. His weekly 1,500-word essay helped inaugurate the expanded opinion pages that the Times introduced in the Sunday "Week in Review" section in 2005. From 2003 to 2005, Rich had been the front-page columnist for the Sunday "Arts & Leisure" section as part of that section's redesign and expansion. He also served as senior adviser to the Times' culture editor on the paper's overall cultural-news report. From 1999 to 2003, he was also senior writer for The New York Times Magazine. The dual title was a first for the Times.
He has written about culture and politics for many national publications. His books include Ghost Light: A Memoir and, most recently, The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth From 9/11 to Katrina. Rich is also a creative consultant to HBO, where he is an executive producer of two projects, Veep, a comedy series written and directed by Armando Iannucci and starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and a documentary on Stephen Sondheim.
A native of Washington, D.C., and graduate of Harvard, he lives in New York City with his wife, the novelist and journalist Alex Witchel.
