Michelle Cottle

Senior Editor

Michelle Cottle has been a senior editor at The New Republic since 1999, where she has written about everything from presidential politics to race riots to the evolving institution of Washington trophy wives. Prior to joining TNR, Cottle was an editor of The Washington Monthly. During her time Inside the Beltway, she has written a TV column for Slate, a business advice column for The New York Times, an election column for aol, and a catch-all cultural column for tnr.com. Her articles have appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, The London Times magazine, and New York magazine, among other places. A former host of CNN's weekly political show Take 5, Cottle is an erstwhile commentator for CNN, NBC, MSNBC, ABC, and Bloomberg News.

Articles by this author:

No Exit
October 5, 2009 | 12:00 am
Kiss and Tell
September 3, 2009 | 12:00 am
Child Support
July 17, 2009 | 12:00 am
The Third Obama
July 15, 2009 | 12:00 am
Stand By Your Man?
June 26, 2009 | 12:00 am
Pimp My Rep
May 20, 2009 | 12:00 am
Straight Man
May 6, 2009 | 12:00 am
The Cool Presidency
March 4, 2009 | 12:00 am
Workers' Paradise
December 31, 2008 | 12:00 am
Status Woe
December 24, 2008 | 12:00 am
Bailout
December 3, 2008 | 12:00 am
Cue The Comeback
October 1, 2008 | 12:00 am
Shattered
September 24, 2008 | 12:00 am
Crashing Palinpalooza
September 11, 2008 | 12:00 am
Bob Novak, My Prince of Darkness
August 27, 2008 | 12:00 am

Blogs by this author:

And Now a Word About the Cervix
November 20, 2009 | 11:53 am
Oprah Packs Up Her Toys
November 20, 2009 | 11:05 am
The Great Boob Debate
November 18, 2009 | 3:49 pm
Palin Came off Looking … Pretty Good
November 16, 2009 | 6:44 pm
Sexism! Charges Liz Cheney
November 16, 2009 | 1:39 pm
It's Not Women Who Are "Drawn to" Palin
November 16, 2009 | 10:39 am
Getting to Know Thune
November 13, 2009 | 1:40 pm
Our Lady of Alaska
November 13, 2009 | 12:36 pm
Less Money, More Penis Cream
November 11, 2009 | 4:49 pm
It's not Blackmail, It's Entertainment
November 11, 2009 | 4:30 pm
Have Yourself a Nutty Little Christmas
November 9, 2009 | 3:49 pm
Talk About Must-See Court TV
November 9, 2009 | 3:13 pm
Does the GOP Hate Women?
November 9, 2009 | 2:53 pm
They're baaaaack!
November 9, 2009 | 2:44 pm
Let the Boys Wear Skirts
November 9, 2009 | 2:29 pm

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