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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What we don't know about Boston
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Let the secrecy wars continue
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Women are not the only adults in Washington
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What the DNI declassified
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When presidential decisions kill kids
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5 reasons you can $kip the iPhone 5s
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When Ronald Reagan (sort of) fought for the dignity of gays
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Did the CIA shadow-edit Zero Dark Thirty?
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Government acknowledges existence of already-acknowledged place
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Media bias and the abortionist
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Obama's centers of power
feature His new chief of staff faces a unique challenge
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Rush is right on gay marriage
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This is the most influential American comedian you've never heard of
feature You can see his indelible imprint on shows like Seinfeld, Mad About You, and Curb Your Enthusiasm
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U.S. troops are (probably) already in Iraq fighting ISIS
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Gamergate might be gaming sexism's Waterloo
feature The gaming world is confronting its inner demons
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What Congress' war with the CIA is really about
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What an ISIS caliphate really means for American security
feature The "safe haven" argument is a policy designed to fight in a pre-9/11 world
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How to prevent more mass killings
feature Get off your duffs, politicos, and start thinking
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Did the world almost end in 1983?
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Deep State excerpt: Why the NSA keeps everything so secret
feature If Bill the Plumber knows how the NSA intercepts communications, then Michelle the Terrorist will likely also know — and change her communication methods accordingly
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Now might be the least worst time for Republicans to move on immigration reform
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No surprise, Sherlock: Of course Obama wanted to get out of Afghanistan
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How I figured out that Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK
feature My journey to unbelief
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Debunking 5 post-election political myths
feature Don't believe everything you read
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