23 Minutes
— How long an African American had to wait, on average, in the last presidential election to vote, according to a new paper from MIT professor Charles Stewart. Hispanics waited 19 minutes and whites waited 12 minutes.
Tim Johnson Endorses Gay Marriage
And then there were three…
Clinton Insiders: Hillary Needs $100 Million
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will need to raise $100 million over the next 20 months if she hopes to clear the field of serious Democratic challengers
Farewell to the Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013)
In our current age of weak leaders transfixed by oncoming global crises like rabbits in the headlights, it’s sobering to realize that the Lady’s not for returning.
Margaret Thatcher’s First TIME Cover
Here is a snippet of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s first of four TIME cover stories, the 1979 “A Tory Wind of Change.”
Morning Must Reads: April 8
In the news: Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron, immigration, Social Security, and freedom.
President Obama Brushes Back His Activist Left
Obama looks to find common ground with Republicans on the Keystone XL pipeline and on Social Security.
Evangelicos: A Way Back for the GOP
Before Republicans can win evangélicos over, they have to know who they really are.
Immigration Reform: The Coming Fight Over The Low-Skilled Worker Visa
The proposal at the heart of the Senate immigration reform bill is realistic but faces a dim future in Congress. Inside the fight over the new W-visa.
Q&A: New BEARD PAC Supports Only Bearded Candidates (Mustaches Need Not Apply)
Bearded Entrepreneurs for the Advancement of a Responsible Democracy, or BEARD PAC, is officially accepting your donations online.
In the ArenaRemembrance
David Kuo
My dear, dear friend David Kuo slipped away from us at 10:25 last night—April 5, 2013—after a courageous 10-year struggle against a cancer that was insidious and capricious, coming and going and finally staying. He was 44.
Senate Democrats and Gay Marriage Is March Madness
Dan Amira and Jonathan Chait of New York magazine have a pitch-perfect March Madness breakdown of the four Senate Democrat holdouts who oppose gay marriage
WATCH: “Kid President” Meets President of the United States
If you haven’t caught the White House’s April Fool’s joke by now, which featured adorable 9-year-old Randy Novak as “Kid President,” here’s another chance to see him when he comes face-to-face with the man himself.