Republicans vote for a shutdown After the American Century Only 45 Republicans voted for the budget bill that would keep the governme...

After the American Century The Newsletter 538 noted the following about an article that appeared in USA Today. "Between 200...

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After the American Century There was a New Yorker cartoon some months ago showing a lawn sign with a caption that ran, as I now rec...

After the American Century Jeb Bush has now said what every thoughtful commentator has been saying for some time: the Republican...

After the American Century The Gay Marriage issue has turned into the worst sort of public relations for Romney, who now comes across i...

After the American Century [We now know that Romeny has picked Paul Ryan to be his running mate, but this piece reminds us of the other...

After the American Century The Republican presidential hopefuls have been stumping and debating for months, but I have not been commenti...

After the American Century The idea that the US government could choose to default is a fundamental misconception. Government is not a ...

After the American Century One of the most articulate and distinguished American historians, William Cronon, is now under attack by the...

After the American Century The Republican Party has long championed "State's Rights," once a code word for racial segregat...

After the American Century Energy is a central part of the announced Obama program, so it is useful to know which states (and their represen...

Obama has won a convincing victory, large enough to give him a mandate for change. With majorities in both houses of Congress, the Democra...

After the American Century In the last two weeks the McCain campaign has become ever more offensive, in both meanings of the term. They are ...

After the American Century It was the great Republican President Abraham Lincoln who famously declared that a house divided against itself c...

After the American Century Many people felt that Huckabee was an inexperienced, right-wing, findamentalist Christian who would be completely...

After the American Century McCain and Obama have chosen quite different campaign strategies, as their choice of vice-presidential running...

After the American Century The US housing market continues to falter. When houses are worth less than people paid for them, some owners will...

After the American Century In 2000 Americans did not elect the president, the Supreme Court did, by a vote of 5-4. For democracy to retain l...