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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The Man to Replace DeMint
He’s a Tea Partier with impeccable social-conservative bona fides—and he just happens to be black. MORE
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Who Will Haley Pick To Replace DeMint?
Deciding who will fill DeMint’s seat for the next two years could be the most important decision... MORE
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Fiscal Cliff a ‘Self-Inflicted Crisis’
Ideological entrenchment in Washington has led us to a completely foreseeable impasse. MORE
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Alan Simpson Goes 'Gangnam Style"
Does it get better than this? MORE
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Bush to GOP: Embrace Immigration
John Avlon says the former president’s speech calling for comprehensive reform was a rebuke to... MORE
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The Second-Term Quicksand
Second terms rarely improve on first ones, writes John Avlon. MORE
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Democrats Must Step Up
Democrats must bend on entitlements to reach a bipartisan deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, says John... MORE
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Don't Fear the Grover
An increasing number of Republican lawmakers are breaking ranks with the tax hawk, and declaring... MORE
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Revitalize the Rockaways!
The New York City beach community devastated by Sandy can be rebuilt better than before, says John... MORE
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Stop Pandering, Republicans!
If Republican politicians keep pivoting away from common-sense science, the GOP will remain the... MORE
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Romney's Final Insult
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Partisan Hacks Follow the Money
The right-wing media’s disconnect from reality in the 2012 election was fed by its financial... MORE
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Welcome to the Twilight Zone
How the right-wing media invented a new reality. MORE
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The Cuban Stunner
Obama’s success with Cuban Americans reveals the perils of the GOP’s anti-immigration stance, says... MORE
