John Avlon is political director for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. A CNN contributor, he won the National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ award for best online column in 2012.
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Cantor’s World of Warcraft Myth
In search of wasteful government spending, Eric Cantor sets his pants on fire. John Avlon reports. MORE
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The Sequester Solution
While Washington plays chicken, it’s the American economy that could take the hit.... MORE
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Joe Biden Shoots Straight
Biden’s ‘buy a shotgun’ comment undercuts those who claim the Obama administration is anti-gun,... MORE
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It’s Boehner’s Sequester!
‘Obama’s Sequester’? A July 2011 PowerPoint obtained by John Avlon shows that’s not quite the case. MORE
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Chinese Hackers Revealed!
Cybersecurity firm Mandiant released a massive and scathing report identifying a unit of the... MORE
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The GOP’s Ugly Hagel Filibuster
The Hagel filibuster is a cowardly and cynical political strategy that could compromise national... MORE
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The Immigration Reform Moment
John Avlon on Obama’s immigration rhetoric at his 2013 State of the Union address and a deal’s... MORE
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A Classic Florida Scandal
John Avlon on former state Republican Party chairman Jim Greer, who just pleaded guilty to five... MORE
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The Fall of the House of Jackson
The plea deal represents a precipitous fall from grace, writes John Avlon. MORE
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Massachusetts GOP, MIA
John Avlon on why the state party can’t seem to find a credible candidate for John Kerry’s Senate... MORE
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The Segregationist’s Secret Daughter
The woman who kept the secret of her parentage until Thurmond’s death was quintessentially... MORE
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Rise of the Blackouts
John Avlon on why we’ll see more power failures like the Super Bowl unless Obama invests in a smart... MORE
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GOP Conspiracy Nuts Return
Right-wingers who see cover-ups around every corner have found a new obsession in ‘Skeet-Gate.’ MORE
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Ed Koch Dies at 88
John Avlon on the mayor whose voice defined New York for a generation. MORE
