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the national interest Aug. 17, 2018

Mean Girl Kellyanne Conway: ‘Why Is Everybody So Obsessed’ With TrumpThe counselor to the president is puzzled by a strange fixation with the world’s most powerful person.

By Jonathan Chait
early and awkward Nov. 9, 2011

GOP Wives Form Clique, Exclude Less Cool WivesMary Kaye, Callista, and Anita are kind of a big deal.

By Noreen Malone
america’s sweetheart June 7, 2011

Sarah Palin Gets Out-Meaned by Margaret ThatcherAnd Mitt Romney!

By Noreen Malone
wikileaks Nov. 29, 2010

WikiLeaks: Foreign Diplomacy Is Just Like Mean GirlsNothing ever really changes from high school.

By Nitasha Tiku
nerd fights Oct. 7, 2010

Niall Ferguson vs. Paul Krugman, Round 347“I’ve got history on my side, and he’s got an economic model from 1936. And we’ll see who was right.”

By Bennett Marcus
white men whose hair is full of secrets Apr. 19, 2010

Just So You Know, Citigroup Has Nothing to Do With This Goldman Sachs ThingFor once, Citigroup is grateful not to be like Goldman Sachs.

By Jessica Pressler
empire state of mind Dec. 22, 2009

New Yorker Responds to Being Called Miserable by Putting Other People DownA perfectly natural reaction.

By Jessica Pressler
feuds Oct. 9, 2009

Sheila Bair Rains on Vikram Pandit’s ParadeThe FDIC chairwoman thinks the A+ grade the Citigroup CEO got for his performance sounds a little too good to be true.

By Jessica Pressler
Aug. 3, 2009

Dina Wein-Reis and the Damsels of DiversionDina Wein-Reis ran a ballsy scam for ten years. It might have gone on longer, if she had been nicer to her assistants.

By Jessica Pressler
mean girls June 5, 2009

Sheila Bair Threatens Vikram PanditAnd our claws come out.

By Jessica Pressler
talking heads Feb. 20, 2009

The White House Would Be Happy to Tutor Rick Santelli If He Needs ItWhite House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs batted off the CNBC reporter’s attack with the aplomb of Regina George.

By Jessica Pressler