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What Joe Biden Can’t Bring Himself to Say

His verbal stumbles have voters worried about his mental fitness. Maybe they’d be more understanding if they knew he’s still fighting a stutter.

John Hendrickson The Atlantic Nov 2019 25min Permalink

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The Gospel According to Marianne Williamson

Do spirituality and self-help have a political constituency?

Taffy Brodesser-Akner New York Times Magazine Sep 2019 25min Permalink

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Are These Teenagers Really Running a Presidential Campaign? Yes. (Maybe.)

The retired senator Mike Gravel gave two young fans his Twitter password and permission to campaign in his name. It might be a stunt—or the future of politics.

Jamie Lauren Keiles New York Times Magazine Jun 2019 20min Permalink

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Marianne Williamson Wants to Be Your Healer in Chief

The self-help author kicks off her presidential campaign.

Anna Peele The Washington Post Magazine Feb 2019 20min Permalink

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The Post-Campaign Campaign of Donald Trump

He has been president for more than a year—so why is he still holding rallies?

Charles Homans New York Times Magazine Apr 2018 20min Permalink

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Reporter's Notebook: On the Trail with Donald Trump

Trump came out and took a lunch break, still being mobbed by cameras on the way in and out. On his way back in, I asked him how he would feel about getting picked for a jury. He paused, weighing whether to grace me with a precious sound bite. He turned to me and said, “If it happens, it happens.”

Sopan Deb CBS News Nov 2016 10min Permalink

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Hillary Clinton vs. Herself

There’s nothing simple about this candidacy—or candidate.

Rebecca Traister New York May 2016 35min Permalink