US Politics

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Rape, pregnancy and a woman’s freedom

Meg T. McDonnell | 27 August 2012 |

tags: abortion, rape, US politics

Rape does not have to take the joy out of bringing a new life into the world.

Making noise, not arguments

Jennifer Roback Morse | 13 April 2012 |

tags: feminism, same-sex marriage, US politics

A social conservative decodes the racket that passes for an answer to her questions about liberal causes.

Is Obama doomed? The debt crisis and 2012

Timothy Lynch | 08 August 2011 |

tags: Barack Obama, debt crisis, US politics

The messy negotiations between a Democrat president and a Republican Congress over raising the debt ceiling show the robust nature of the US constitutional system.

Putting the story right

Sheila Liaugminas | 09 November 2010 |

tags: mid-term elections, pro-life vote, US politics, values voters

America’s mid-term elections were a referendum on the values embodied in founding texts.

America’s mad-hatter politics

Godfrey Hodgson | 21 October 2010 |

tags: Barack Obama, Tea Party, US politics

The rise of the populist Tea Party movement is dominating the US mid-term election campaign. Yet its significance escapes the country's political and media class.

Ruin and reform

Godfrey Hodgson | 17 February 2010 |

tags: Supreme Court, US politics

The Supreme Court has just made even harder the effort to limit the degradation of American politics by money.

Going Rogue: Let’s cut to the chase, Sarah

Jeff Gardner | 03 December 2009 |

tags: Sarah Palin, US politics

After 400 pages we still don’t know whether Sarah Palin is a really rogue element in politics or merely aiming for a future in the GOP.

Going Rogue all the way to the White House?

Brigitte Pellerin | 03 December 2009 |

tags: Sarah Palin, US politics

Sarah Palin's book An American Life is suprisingly moving and well worth the read.

Big Brother Is Advertising

Marilyn Ryan | 23 August 2009 |

tags: psychology, public opinion, US politics

Is government advertising really aimed at informing, or could it be a form of Big-Brother mind control?

Is Obama running out of time?

Godfrey Hodgson | 12 August 2009 |

tags: Barack Obama, healthcare, US politics

Barack Obama's stalled healthcare-reform plan reveals how crucial features of the American political system operate.