John Edwards Affair

Edwards' Former Aides Want Him To Stay In Hiding

The Daily Beast | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics


Three months after he admitted to an affair and went into hiding, John Edwards is making a public comeback. His former aides aren't exactly thrilled. ...

The Nation Needs Principled Youngsters

Shashi Tharoor | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Shashi Tharoor

My generation grew up in an India where a vast gulf separated those who went into the professions or the civil services, and those who entered politics.

Not about Governor Sarah Palin, Just The Edwards Scandal

Wendy Button | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics


Wendy Button

What a political scandal feels like to a staffer--current, former or "it's complicated"--is an awful lot like grief. Unfortunately, this scandal won't go away.

Edwards' Cover-Up Man Gets VIP Treatment In Denver

ABC News | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics


Former Senator John Edwards has stayed away from the Democratic convention in Denver, but the close friend who helped hide his one-time mistress is re...

23/6: If John Edwards And His (Alleged) Love Child IM'd

236.com | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics


Poor John Edwards. He made his big statement last Friday, finally admitting to America his affair with Rielle Hunter, a woman who has on more than one...

Report: NYT Investigating Relationship Between Edwards And Duke Graduate

Radar Online | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics


To be taken with a large grain of salt: Radar Online says that the New York Times may be investigating a second John Edwards Affair centered at Duke U...

Rush Limbaugh, Love Guru?

Lora Somoza | Posted 08.21.2008 | Living


Lora Somoza

Rush Limbaugh has become your new marriage counselor. And he's just unloaded the secret to keeping your marriage intact. Shut your pie hole.

Carmen Electrism and John Edwards' Moment of Truth

Eric Dezenhall | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics


Eric Dezenhall

Lots of women Edwards encountered could provide sex, but Hunter, a self-styled videographer, came equipped with both sex and face time.

What John Edward's Actions Says to Today's Teens

Tina Wells | Posted 08.19.2008 | Living


Tina Wells

I believe Edward's behavior perpetuates that sense of entitlement that so many of tweens and teens are already developing.

What Happened in 2006 Should Stay in 2006

Amy Nathan | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics


Amy Nathan

With the Olympics in full swing, the political conventions around the corner and the election looming, my world is even smaller than usual. In my li...

Smart Men, Foolish Choices: Testosterone Rules?

Amy Spies | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics


Amy Spies

Why is a woman under the hormonal influence seen as difficult, when a man surging with testosterone determined strong and electable?

Where The John Edwards Scandal Is Headed

Lee Stranahan | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics


Lee Stranahan

As we head into the the Democratic convention, the scandal isn't over -- it's really just beginning. Don't blame the media, blame John Edwards.

Cokie Roberts Attack Ad

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 08.16.2008 | Politics


Matthew Filipowicz

Last week when Cokie Roberts attacked Obamafor vacationing in the "foreign" and "exotic" land of Hawaii, most of us just assumed she was schilling for McCain. But she was schilling for something entirely different. Just watch.

Will The Real John Edwards Sit Down?

Richard Laermer | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics


Richard Laermer

In the end Edwards, like Spitzer before him, will fade into the Gary Hart night. What will we be left with but more tawdry feelings about a couple we admired. There's nothing good in it. Let's stop gossiping.

Enquirer Staying On Edwards Story "Forever"

New York Post | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics


OY, has the National Enquirer got stuff piled up on the fu ture very private cit izen John Edwards. Oy. And another - oy. Not only are they on the cas...

In Defense of Elizabeth Edwards and Other Enablers [Updated]

Lee Woodruff | Posted 08.14.2008 | Living


Lee Woodruff

When backed into a corner, a mother lion will fight to the death to spare her cubs. It's programmed into human nature.

Staffer Who Paid Edwards' Mistress Didn't Know Of Affair

Raleigh News & Observer | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics


The former campaign finance chairman for John Edwards said Wednesday that he thought tabloid reports that Edwards had an affair with campaign videogra...

Hannity Freaks on McCain-Edwards Sex Link

Ari Melber | Posted 08.13.2008 | Media


Ari Melber

Sean Hannity lost control of himself and his show on Tuesday night, after co-host Alan Colmes compared John Edwards' infidelity to John McCain's affai...

Former Edwards Finance Chair Says He Was Unaware Of Affair

McClatchy Newspapers | Lorenzo Perez | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics


The former campaign finance chairman for John Edwards said this morning he was unaware of Edwards' affair with campaign videographer Rielle Hunter whe...

How Long Should A Spouse Be Celibate If Their Mate Is Ill?

Jill Brooke | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics


Jill Brooke

Elizabeth Edwards may not have believed in him as a perfect husband after learning about his affair with Rielle Hunter, but I'm willing to bet she believed in him as a candidate.

This Whole Edwards Love Child Scandal Doesn't Add Up

Sean Carman | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics


Sean Carman

As for his wife's cancer being in remission, if you wanted to pick one detail in this story that suggests John Edwards is, in fact, a lizard using a $400 haircut to masquerade as a human being, that would be the one.

Why Did Elizabeth Edwards Let John Run?

Washington Independent | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics


That's the question that continues to haunt the painful saga of John and Elizabeth Edwards. Not that she loves him and stayed with him after he confes...

Edwards Took Mistress on 2006 Presidential Announcement Tour

Washington Post | Garance Franke-Ruta | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics


Well, you gotta give him one thing: the man has chutzpah. Photographs distributed by wire services and posted online by technology blogger Robert Sco...

Why Great Men like John Edwards Cheat

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Men who cheat do so not because they don't love their wives but because they hate themselves: not because their wives are not caring, but because their perforated sense-of-self is immune to affection.

My Edwards Diary, Day Two

Jane Smiley | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics


Jane Smiley

Going out and getting stupidly laid and then coming home and reconciling with the wife is not the same as going out, getting stupidly laid, divorcing the crippled wife and marrying the pretty young thing.