January 22 2012
Newt’s Winning Formula: He Does Scorn and Disgust Better Than Anyone
How did a hypocritical, erratic leader—a cosseted lobbyist masquerading as a scrappy insurgent—win in South Carolina? It’s all about Newt’s disdain.
November 29 2011
Evangelicals Flocking Toward Newt Gingrich
How the religious right is learning to love the adulterous, thrice-married former speaker.
October 25 2011
The Right’s Failed Protest Smear
Right-wing figures like Bill Kristol are pushing the idea that Occupy Wall Street is anti-Semitic to scare Jews and embarrass politicians like Obama, but the tactic is not gaining traction.
October 20 2011
Cain’s Abortion Blunder
As the GOP front-runner scrambles to recant his seemingly pro-choice rhetoric, Michelle Goldberg asks: Will social conservatives trust him now?
September 23 2011
Rick Perry’s Debate Fumble
The Texas governor is supposed to be a ruthless campaigner, but his performance was inarticulate and amateurish—in contrast to Romney’s smooth string of banalities, says Michelle Goldberg.
September 18 2011
Marry—or Else
Forced weddings and ‘honor’ killings aren’t just a developing-world issue. New research shows how it happens in England and the United States.
September 1 2011
Abortion Ruling Won’t Stop Perry
A Texas judge just blocked an onerous abortion law championed by Gov. Rick Perry—but that won’t keep him from pushing to reverse the 'tragedy' of 'Roe v. Wade' if he reaches the White House.
August 22 2011
Christian Group’s New Gay War
The conservative Charity Giveback Group secured ads from popular companies like Apple and Wells Fargo—until a grassroots effort slammed its antigay stance. Now the firm is fighting back.
August 22 2011
Christian Group’s New Gay War
The conservative Charity Giveback Group secured ads from popular companies like Apple and Wells Fargo—until a grassroots effort slammed its antigay stance. Now the firm is fighting back.
August 17 2011
The Liberals’ Tea Party
Green activist Van Jones was ousted by Obama administration early on. He’s back, launching a new progressive movement—and choking up about John McCain.
August 17 2011
A Christian Plot for Domination?
Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry aren't just devout—both have deep ties to a fringe fundamentalist movement known as Dominionism, which says Christians should rule the world.
July 24 2011
Norway Killer’s Hatred of Women
Anders Breivik used anger against women to cast himself as a crusader, believing feminism is destroying the West from the inside and creating space for Islamism, says Michelle Goldberg.
July 11 2011
Marcus Bachmann’s Gay ‘Cure’
A hidden-camera exposé proved that Michele Bachmann’s husband practices a controversial therapy aimed at turning gays straight. Michelle Goldberg on the fallout for 2012.
June 30 2011
Michelle on Democracy Now!
Watch Amy Goodman and Michelle Goldberg Deconstruct Michele Bachmann's GOP Presidential Bid
June 28 2011
Today’s Hidden Slave Trade
Modern human slavery isn’t just about sex trafficking—up to 27 million people are forced into labor in the global economy, from tomatoes to electronics to American military contracting in places like Iraq. Michelle Goldberg on our underreported slave trade.
June 27 2011
How to Split the GOP
Gay marriage isn’t just the right thing to do on civil rights grounds. Suddenly, it’s good politics, too. Michelle Goldberg on the new Democratic wedge issue.
June 24 2011
The Christian-Right Whistleblower
Former evangelical celebrity Frank Schaeffer says they are anxious, terrified, and obsessed with sex. His new book details his parents’ bedroom exploits—and why most leaders are guilty of hypocrisy.
June 20 2011
Women Lose in Walmart Suit Ruling
It isn’t just the women of Walmart who’ll suffer the fallout of the Supreme Court’s decision to throw out the largest sex-discrimination suit in history
June 19 2011
Bachmann’s Unrivaled Extremism
Rep. Michele Bachmann's impressive performance at Monday's debate has catapulted her near the front of the GOP pack, but the radical roots of her ideology remain poorly understood. The Daily Beast’s Michelle Goldberg reports.
June 12 2011
Lisa Baron’s Salacious Memoir
The former Republican PR aide's new book isn't quite a tell-all, though it says a lot about its author.
