Mark Leibovich

Mark Leibovich is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of five books, including three New York Times best sellers, and two No. 1 Times best sellers, This Town (2013) and Thank You for Your Servitude (2022). He is the recipient of a National Magazine Award for profile writing. Before joining The Atlantic in 2022, he spent 16 years at The New York Times, based in Washington, serving as the chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine. Prior to that, he worked at The Washington Post, where he covered technology and national politics. He is also a political analyst for NBC and MSNBC.

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  1. Where Is Barack Obama?

    The “audacity of hope” presidency has given way to the fierce lethargy of semi-retirement.

    Illustration of "HOPE" posters with Barack Obama's face missing.
    Illustration by Allison Zaucha. Source: Robert Daemmrich / Corbis / Getty.