Republican rewrites Reagan on chemical attacks

Republican rewrites Reagan on chemical attacks

Sept. 5: Rep. Illeana Ros-Lehtinen today said that President Reagan would have never let chemical attacks occur during his administrat...

Reagan pined for unifying alien invasion

Reagan pined for unifying alien invasion

Sept. 23: Rachel Maddow reminds viewers of a 1987 Ronald Reagan speech in which the former president wished for an alien invasion to h...

When Reagan was a 'liberal Democrat'

When Reagan was a 'liberal Democrat'

April 7: In 1948, a very different sounding Ronald Reagan campaigned on the radio for Democrat Harry Truman. Listen to the old audio r...

Palin: No Ronald Reagans among GOP hopefuls

Palin: No Ronald Reagans among GOP hopefuls

Nov. 11: Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin tells Matt Lauer about her new book, issues with Obamaca...

Palin: No Ronald Reagans among GOP hopefuls

Palin: No Ronald Reagans among GOP hopefuls

Nov. 11: Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin tells Matt Lauer about her new book, issues with Obamaca...

GOP acting like 'lemmings with suicide vests'

GOP acting like 'lemmings with suicide vests'

Oct. 1: Chris Hayes talks with two prominent Republicans about the House GOP's failed strategy to shut down the government ...

Too many people can vote, says GOP henchman

Too many people can vote, says GOP henchman

Nov. 6: Earning the title of Ed Schultz's Pretender, fmr. Reagan advisor, Frank Gaffney crudely criticizes Democrats for ma...

Right wing rejects Mandela's hero status

Right wing rejects Mandela's hero status

Dec. 10: Rachel Maddow reviews the history of conservatives like Ronald Reagan and Dick Cheney who sided with South Africa'...

Why 'Tax Day' could be so much easier

Why 'Tax Day' could be so much easier

April 15: Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama both support a plan to allow the IRS to auto-prepare taxes - but industry advocates are stand...

3: Roundtable discusses potential Clinton White House run

3: Roundtable discusses potential Clinton White House run

Aug. 18: A Meet the Press roundtable talks about whether Hillary Clinton will run in 2016 and the challenges she may face.  

The crucial context to the March on Washington

The crucial context to the March on Washington

Aug. 25: Steve Kornacki fills in the important context surrounding the March on Washington, then discusses the socio-politi...

Surprise! Americans miss their government

Surprise! Americans miss their government

Oct. 10: Rachel Maddow explains why Americans are more angry about the current government shutdown than they were about the...

Fierce reactions to Boehner, McConnell

Fierce reactions to Boehner, McConnell

Feb. 13: First, it was "dump John Boehner." Now, some on the right are calling for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's...