Author Archive
Garance Franke-Ruta
Management
For Thanksgiving, Why Does the President Only Pardon White Turkeys?
Notable heritage breeds don't make it to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., thanks to the industrial turkey farming lobby's lock on the annual event.
- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Management
A Fox Is Living on the White House Grounds and No One Can Catch It Because of the Shutdown
Groundskeepers have given up on their efforts to catch the canid.
- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Tech
Analysis: Washington Is out of Step With America on Snowden
The former NSA contractor set This Town's teeth on edge, but most Americans think he exposed something worth exposing.
- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Management
Analysis: The Real Problem With Hillary's Age
It's not her, it's her potential consultants and advisers.
- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Oversight
The New Front in the IRS Scandal: The Inspector General's Office
Critics question IG's impartiality.
- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Management
Proof the IRS Didn't Target Just Conservatives
Almost one third of the tax-exemption applications selected for additional scrutiny by the IRS were from groups that were not conservative.
- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Management
This Is Why People Hate the Government
One guy in an office sat on Tea Party tax-exempt applications for 13 months after they were improperly selected for review.
- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Oversight
Joe Biden, White House Id
Calling the Boston bombing suspects "perverted jihadis," Biden once again sounded a more emotional note for the administration
- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Management
When America Was Female
Uncle Sam's older, classier sister Columbia fell out of favor after women got the vote. Is it time to bring her back?
- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Oversight
Susan Rice learns what it's really like to be Hillary
Sure, everyone loves Clinton now. But first she had to survive a decade and a half of right-wing attacks.
- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Oversight
Susan Rice's Senate opponents voted for resolution on Benghazi protests
The Republicans who object to her claim that protests in Libya preceded four Americans' deaths approved a Senate measure that used similar wording.
- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Oversight
What will Hurricane Sandy do to early voting?
The massive storm is already leading to shutdowns and extensions at the polls.
- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
Management
Did Biden hang State out to dry at the debate?
His use of a very restricted "we" in talking about Libya sure seemed to point a finger at Foggy Bottom.
- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic