Marc Ambinder
Marc Ambinder is TheWeek.com's editor-at-large. He is the author, with D.B. Grady, of The Command and Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry. Marc is also a contributing editor for The Atlantic and GQ. Formerly, he served as White House correspondent for National Journal, chief political consultant for CBS News, and politics editor at The Atlantic. Marc is a 2001 graduate of Harvard. He is married to Michael Park, a corporate strategy consultant, and lives in Los Angeles.
Latest articles by Marc Ambinder
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The Daily Show isn't as influential as you think
The Explainer The satirical show's power comes from other sources
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Rand Paul and Chris Christie's big whoops: The GOP isn't actually anti-vax
opinion Starting a walk back in 5... 4... 3...
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What the 529 savings fiasco reveals about the Obama coalition
opinion This does not bode well for tax reform
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8 facts you need to know about Islam and terrorism
The Explainer This is a complex religious and social issue that defies simplistic theorizing
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For Republicans, might makes right is back in fashion
opinion Eight years later, we're back where we started
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Obama's promising start to 2015 is for real
opinion The economy is strong, and the new GOP Congress is still trying to figure out how to lead
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Rand Paul's path to the nomination
The Explainer Guns, libertarians, and authenticity are the keys
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The Secret Service just cleaned house
The Explainer Four top managers will leave their jobs
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Mitt Romney vs. Jeb Bush vs. Chris Christie
The Explainer They'll all be vying for the same donors and voters. Who has the edge?
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In free countries, bad people have more freedom to be bad
The Explainer We can't have it all
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Why we shouldn't censor Charlie Hebdo's cartoons
opinion The New York Times got this one wrong
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Slandering the prophet? Let the ink flow.
feature After the Charlie Hedbo attacks, we must reaffirm people's right to blasphemy
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This is the new CNN
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Why Larry Summers threw in the towel
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Fox News' culture of sexism
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The biggest threat to Uber and Airbnb is the government
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The time's not right for Tesla
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Spying ain't beanbag
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Is Chris Christie too fat to be president?
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Where the GOP goes on gay marriage
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Why China is afraid of North Korea
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Warning: Russia's about to invade...?
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The latest secret document dump
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Obama's State of the Union in 10 lines
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