If, like me, you want to get the feel of this Ryan Lizza character in advance of his August 1 start as The New Yorker‘s Washington Correspondent, you’d do well to wander through the ten pieces the writer himself feels to be his finest. —John Bucher
From the New Republic intro:

After a nearly a decade…Ryan Lizza will leave us to become the Washington Correspondent for The New Yorker. From impeachment to the 2000 recount, from the White House to the presidential campaign, Ryan has covered it all, so we asked him for his favorite pieces from the past ten years.