MSNBC contributor Jonathan Alter said while many people are "traumatized" by President Donald Trump, Saturday's anti-Trump protests show the Republicans are "not on the winning side." STEPHANIE RUHLE, ...

Sixty-four years ago, the U.S. Senate censured the bullying demagogue Sen. Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin for conduct that “tended to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute.” McCarthy lingered in.

Note: This interview originally ran on the Substack Old Goats with Jonathan Alter with no paywall. Subscribe to Old Goats to support Jon’s work. I first met the author Michael Wolff around the turn of ...

How did a spoiled mama's boy become the hero of every day americans? In his first 100 days, Franklin Delano Roosevelt faced the worst crisis in American history, but managed to create 250,000 jobs and ...

Contributing editor Jonathan Alter tells the Washington Monthly that Trump is failing wars on numerous fronts — including his culture war and war on free speech. Speaking at the Phoenix funeral/rally ...

Jonathan Alter is a columnist for Bloomberg News.Presidential inaugurations are traditionally occasions for stroking one's chin and offering sober assessments of what the president and the nation can ...

Note: This interview originally ran on the Substack Old Goats with Jonathan Alter with no paywall. Subscribe to Old Goats to support Jon’s work. Like millions of others, I have strong feelings about ...

This article is from the archive of our partner . Jonathan Alter in Bloomberg View on elections past Alter says that each camp is looking to different elections, hoping it will provide a model for the ...

Both as president and private citizen, Jimmy Carter has relied on God’s guidance. In an excerpt from his new biography, Jonathan Alter examines this constant in Carter’s life.

The House Judiciary Requests an Investigation of Former CIA Director John Brennan ...

Veteran journalist Jonathan Alter on his career and the state of media today. Veteran journalist Jonathan Alter reflects on interviewing nine presidents and turning points in American history—offering ...