- 2001
- Gore Moves In
- Al Qaeda doesn’t care who’s president.
By Kurt Andersen
- 2002–2003
- Into Afghanistan
- With a gesture that plays a lot better at home than abroad.
By Kevin Baker
- 2004–2005
- A New Vice-President
- And a visit from a concerned young official as the water rises in Louisiana.
By Glenn Beck
- 2006–2007
- An Assassination Attempt …
- … nicks one vice-president and gives Gore yet another, as the election circus begins.
By Jane Smiley
- 2008–2009
- An October Surprise
- The new president handles the financial crisis with aplomb.
By Walter Kirn
- 2010
- RomneyCare and Recession …
- … unleash something unpleasant, if distressingly familiar.
By Kurt Andersen