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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Michael Hastings, R.I.P.
John Avlon on the war correspondent who never settled for anything short of the truth. MORE
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Obama’s Poll Numbers Plummet
Younger voters and independents have soured significantly on the president in the last month,... MORE
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America’s Military-Industrial Menace
President Eisenhower was ridiculed as a conspiracy theorist for his famous remark about the... MORE
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Simplify, Simplify, Simplify
More White House scandals bring to mind Obama’s pledge to make government simpler, John Avlon says. MORE
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The Senate’s WWII Heroes
With the death of Senator Lautenberg, the Greatest Generation has left the building.... MORE
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Christie’s Choice
As the governor looks to his own reelection in November, the choice he makes to fill Lautenberg’s... MORE
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Bachmann Is Done
The congresswoman who represented the worst of American politics will not seek reelection in 2014.... MORE
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Listen to Your Elders!
John Avlon says Dole and Warner’s warnings about the GOP’s rightward drift are worth taking... MORE
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Weiner’s Shameless Shtick
After a sex scandal, a onetime fighter for the middle class learned to love crony capitalism,... MORE
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A Mayor Watches in Horror
Oklahoma City’s Mick Cornett has been here before—and asks for prayers for those in Moore.... MORE
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Adios to the GOP
The guy in charge of reaching out to Hispanic Republicans has bolted for the Democrats.... MORE
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Press Turns on White House
As tough questions come in, the White House finds itself at a loss for easy answers, writes John... MORE
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Rove’s Hillary Hit
The permanent campaign has arrived, and it’s carried on a wave of dark money, writes John Avlon. MORE
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The IRS Takes Aim at the Tea Party
Politically selective enforcement by a local branch is a scandal, writes John Avlon, but the bigger... MORE
