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Frank Rich
the national circus
Feb. 21, 2020
Frank Rich: The Intelligence Community’s Bill Barr Moment
President Trump’s team of national security hacks will stand idly by as Russia tries to meddle in another election.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Jan. 14, 2020
Frank Rich: What’s Wrong With the Democratic Primary? Everything.
From debate rules that helped drive out minority candidates while welcoming Tom Steyer to the enduring focus on Iowa, the process has been a debacle.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Nov. 21, 2019
Frank Rich: Republicans Are Excusing a Criminal Conspiracy
If the GOP cared about facts this week’s impeachment testimony would be apocalyptically damaging. But nothing will keep them from defending Trump.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Oct. 25, 2019
Frank Rich: Republican Impeachment Panic Sets In
Despite William Taylor’s bombshell testimony, Trump isn’t going anywhere soon — but the GOP’s distress over impeachment is clearly deepening.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Sept. 27, 2019
Frank Rich: The Case for a Fast, Focused Trump Impeachment
Unwinding all of Trump’s wrongdoing could take years. Democrats need to keep the narrative clear, the public tuned in, and the White House on the mat.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Sept. 6, 2019
Frank Rich: Sharpiegate and Trump’s Escalating War on Reality
There’s been an uptick in lunacy since recession fears crept onto Trump’s radar — and his delusional claims will only get worse as 2020 approaches.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
July 12, 2019
Frank Rich: Is Acosta Just the First Epstein Enabler to Fall?
A bipartisan cesspool of elites allowed Jeffrey Epstein to flourish for years. Now they’re hoping to cover their tracks before we can get answers.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
May 9, 2019
Frank Rich: This Constitutional Crisis Probably Won’t Be Trump’s Last
His stonewalling of Congress is unprecedented, but the ultimate crisis may arrive if the Supreme Court rules against him, or he loses in 2020.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Apr. 26, 2019
The Biggest Threat to Biden’s Candidacy Isn’t the Left, It’s Biden Himself
The question isn’t just whether the former VP’s views are progressive enough, but whether he’s culturally limber enough in a fast-moving new order.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Apr. 12, 2019
Frank Rich: In Bill Barr, Trump Has Finally Found His New Fixer
The AG’s unsupported Mueller report conclusions and “spying” accusations show he’s about covering for Trump, not thwarting his lawlessness.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Mar. 1, 2019
Are Foreign Countries Benefiting From Jared Kushner’s Security Clearance?
The revelation that Trump ordered clearance for his son-in-law raises questions about what interests Kushner is really looking out for.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Feb. 20, 2019
Lindsey Graham’s Claims About an Anti-Trump ‘Coup’ Are Just Trolling
Andrew McCabe’s book provides more evidence that Trump’s Senate lackey is only threatening to probe the DOJ and FBI to give the president cover.
By
Frank Rich
Aug. 8, 2018
Frank Rich: Why Trump Goes Out of His Way to Incriminate Himself
He doesn’t mind demonstrating that he broke the law, because he doesn’t believe the law is legitimate or as powerful as he is.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
June 21, 2018
The Shameless Fakery of Trump’s Retreat on Family Separations
His executive order was a prop intended to wipe the images of caged children from the screen. It won’t work.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
May 31, 2018
When Trump Attacks Sessions, He Sounds Like a Guilty Man
Why else would he want the most effective implementer of his right-wing agenda out of office?
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
May 9, 2018
Following the Money in Trumpland Leads Ugly Places
Michael Avenatti is doing what Woodward and Bernstein did — and revealing unvarnished bribery and collusion.
By
Frank Rich
power
Apr. 29, 2018
Frank Rich: Roy Cohn, Donald Trump, and the New York Cesspool That Created Them
The city’s Establishment will ignore unscrupulous acts to serve its interests — just look how it treated the onetime lawyer to the president.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Apr. 19, 2018
Sean Hannity Will Remain Trump’s Shadow Chief of Staff
Even while posing as an honest broker on Fox News.
By
Frank Rich
new york 50th anniversary
Apr. 8, 2018
The Birth of
New York
Magazine, Told by the People Who Made It
Gloria Steinem, Tom Wolfe, Milton Glaser, Gail Sheehy, and more tell the story of the magazine’s early days.
By
Christopher Bonanos
the national circus
Apr. 5, 2018
Frank Rich: Trump Only Knows Chaos
Don’t look too deeply for motive in any of the unnecessary crises he’s creating.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Mar. 14, 2018
Frank Rich: The Hidden Logic of Trump’s Staff Exodus
The president is looking for a specific type in an underling.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Mar. 1, 2018
Frank Rich: A Hopeful New Path for Gun Politics in America
It’s a very good sign that even Trump — in his crude way — is trying to attach himself to gun control.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Feb. 22, 2018
Frank Rich: Trump Will Never Cross the NRA
Emotional spectacles aside, remember that he is calling for more guns, not fewer, in schools.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Feb. 14, 2018
It’s Time for John Kelly to Go
The White House chief of staff’s handling of the Rob Porter fiasco is making the Scaramucci interregnum look like a golden age.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Feb. 7, 2018
Frank Rich: The GOP Has Become the Anti-Law Enforcement Party
Trump’s assault on Justice and the FBI merely heightens the party’s dangerous anti-government toxins.
By
Frank Rich
national circus
Dec. 20, 2017
Frank Rich: How Democrats Can Win the Spin War Over the Trump Tax Cuts
So far, Nancy Pelosi and Tom Steyer are doing it wrong.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Dec. 13, 2017
Frank Rich: The GOP Is About to Tumble Into Full-scale Panic
Roy Moore’s loss in Alabama laid bare some brutal realities for a broken party.
By
Frank Rich
politics
Nov. 13, 2017
After Trump Will Be Another Trump — and This One Could Be More Dangerous
Liberals ecstatic over this month’s election must not forget: Even after this demagogue is finished, a new one will rise in his place.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Sept. 13, 2017
Frank Rich: Donald Trump’s ‘Independence’ Is a Complete Farce
His deal with Democrats isn’t a sign he’s turned a corner. It merely shows he’s as erratic and unprincipled as he’s ever been.
By
Frank Rich
politics
June 25, 2017
Frank Rich: Nixon, Trump, and How a Presidency Ends
Just wait. Watergate didn’t become Watergate overnight, either.
By
Frank Rich
frank rich
Apr. 6, 2015
Frank Rich Will Take Your Questions
The
New York
Magazine columnist is answering reader questions on Facebook.
By
Jessica Roy
the national circus
Oct. 21, 2014
Frank Rich: Why the Future We Imagined in 1964 Was Wrong
A case study in the flaws of presentism.
By
Frank Rich
the national circus
Feb. 5, 2014
Frank Rich on the National Circus: What Philip Seymour Hoffman Left Behind
How can we make sense of his legacy and his death?
By
Frank Rich
2016 is already here
Nov. 6, 2013
Frank Rich Explains Christie’s ‘Meaningless’ Win to Piers Morgan
Christie is just not conservative enough to be a viable presidential candidate.
By
Adam Martin
republicans
May 9, 2013
Frank Rich on the Ruse of Republican Overtures to Minorities
It’s just a matter of
looking
concerned.
By
Adam Martin
and
Caroline Shin
video
Mar. 6, 2013
Frank Rich on
Maddow
: Policy Brought on America’s Inequality Problem
And it probably won’t be resolved anytime soon.
By
Margaret Hartmann
and
Caroline Shin
politics
Feb. 5, 2013
Frank Rich on
Maddow
: Rove’s Plans for the GOP Are a ‘Fantasy’
“They’re going to have to get real and face the party they have,” says Rich.
By
Margaret Hartmann
and
Caroline Shin
video
Dec. 11, 2012
Rich: The Biggest Conservative Racket of All
It involved Fox News.
By
Margaret Hartmann
international affairs
Nov. 20, 2012
Frank Rich on
Maddow
: John McCain’s ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Foreign Policy
“Bomb, bomb, bomb, fill in the blank.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
and
Caroline Shin
scandal
Nov. 14, 2012
Rich: Petraeus Scandal Won’t Draw Focus to War
Afghanistan will be ignored after
Real Housewives of Tampa
blows over.
By
Margaret Hartmann
and
Caroline Shin
politics
Nov. 6, 2012
Frank Rich on
Maddow
: GOP Changing Its Tune on Latino Voters
What you won’t hear in the next election.
By
Margaret Hartmann
and
Caroline Shin
stuck in the mittle
Oct. 26, 2012
Frank Rich on
Maddow
: Romney Still Trying to Win Over His Base
Which is why he’s turning to Glenn Beck and Donald Trump.
By
Margaret Hartmann
and
Caroline Shin
campaign 2012
Oct. 18, 2012
A November Loss Could Be Just What the GOP Needs
Panelists moderated by Frank Rich consider the options.
By
Adam Martin
campaign 2012
Oct. 2, 2012
Frank Rich on
Joy Behar
: Debate ‘Mega-Boredom’
Debate could spell “mega-boredom.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
and
Caroline Shin
media
Sept. 18, 2012
Rich on
Maddow
: Fox News Risks Losing GOP Support
Republicans will fight it out, whether or not Mitt Romney wins.
By
Brett Smiley
and
Caroline Shin
frank rich
Aug. 29, 2012
Frank Rich Takes Your Questions Tomorrow on Reddit
Get those upvotes ready.
By
Stefan Becket
stuck in the mittle
July 16, 2012
Frank Rich on
Face the Nation
: Bain Capital Issue Confuses Voters
“The problem for Romney is a lot of Americans don’t really know him, and Bain is the biggest part of it.”
By
Sarah Frank
frank rich
Apr. 27, 2012
Frank Rich on
Piers Morgan
: Obama’s Coolness
They look like “old fogies.”
By
Jillian Rayfield
politics
Mar. 9, 2012
Frank Rich on
Maddow
: Limbaugh Blew the GOP’s Contraception Cover
Handed Obama and Dems “a soft ball right over the plate.”
By
Andre Tartar
and
Caroline Shin
politics
Feb. 3, 2012
Frank Rich on
The Last Word
: Did Romney Fight for Civil Rights Within His Church?
Romney was very active in the church at a crucial time.
By
Brett Smiley
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