Amy Sullivan is a Chicago-based journalist who has written about religion, politics, and culture as a senior editor for Time, National Journal, and Yahoo. She was an editor at the Washington Monthly from 2004 to 2006.
America’s Preacher
How Rick Warren made it.
Poor Sports
The sports culture that I found when I arrived in Washington, D.C. more than a decade ago couldn’t have been more different. The local NBA team–then known as the Washington Bullets–starred two former Michigan players, which was enough to make me a fan. But they mostly lost, and this, I figured, explained why I never… Read more »
Not as Lame as You Think
he first week of March should have been a bright spot for Democrats in an otherwise bleak five years. With the president’s approval numbers reaching Nixon-esque lows, and Democrats outpolling Republicans by 15 pointsthe partys largest lead in a midterm election since 1982it was beginning to look like the long-suffering Democrats had rediscovered their mojo…. Read more »
Not as Lame as You Think
he first week of March should have been a bright spot for Democrats in an otherwise bleak five years. With the president’s approval numbers reaching Nixon-esque lows, and Democrats outpolling Republicans by 15 pointsthe partys largest lead in a midterm election since 1982it was beginning to look like the long-suffering Democrats had rediscovered their mojo…. Read more »
Fake Diamonds
If you are a fantasy baseball neophyte, as I was then, you’ll understand that I was relieved to learn that this–fantasy baseball?–was his deep dark secret of shame. It seemed endearingly geeky, making my whip-smart boyfriend a little more human. I was charmed. And although he seemed to believe that the news should upset me–a… Read more »