The Origins Of The Emanuel Family Dynasty

In a new memoir, Ezekiel Emanuel shows that his brothers’ ruthlessness was homegrown.

Michael Hastings a month ago 7 responses

Is Hollywood America’s Best Truth Teller On Iraq?

A few impressive projects, a few bombs, and a kick-ass movie by the guys who made The Matrix in the works. Hollywood’s quest to tell the truth about the Iraq War.

Michael Hastings 2 months ago 3 responses

In Defense Of Bob Woodward

Free Woodward. Why we should show Bob the mercy he rarely shows anyone else.

Michael Hastings 2 months ago 16 responses

Obama And The Drone Awakening

The release of Justice Department documents is an exercise in “CYA.” “It’s not clear that they have fully obeyed their own guidelines.”

Michael Hastings 3 months ago 7 responses

Rahm Emanuel Loses It On Reporter: “What’d You Just Say To Me?”

The Chicago mayor’s blowups are legendary. Here’s one captured on tape.

Michael Hastings 4 months ago 39 responses

How Obama Won The Internet

Would you rather fight one hundred duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck? In the second exclusive excerpt from Panic 2012: The Sublime and Terrifying Inside Story of Obama’s Final Campaign, a behind-the-scenes look at the president’s historic Reddit IAmA.

Michael Hastings 4 months ago 148 responses

"Zero Dark Thirty" And The CIA’s Hollywood Coup

How the invisible hand of the premiere American intelligence agency produced an Oscar contender.

Michael Hastings 4 months ago 23 responses

Exclusive: The Mystery Of Jay Carney Revealed

The campaign trail really sucks. Or does it? In an exclusive excerpt from Panic 2012: The Sublime and Terrifying Inside Story of President Obama’s Final Campaign, Michael Hastings explores the weirdly addictive qualities of most expensive election in history, the “brutal caste system” of the press corps, and how the White House Press Secretary picked up a dangerous $10,000-a-day habit.

Michael Hastings 4 months ago 21 responses

The Sins Of General David Petraeus

Petraeus seduced America. We should never have trusted him.

Michael Hastings 6 months ago 167 responses