Barack and Bain: A president's background training matters
Being the head of a private-equity investment house is a different sort of job from being president(153)
Politics and private equity: Bringing the Bain
If Mr Romney can't defend against Mr Obama's attempt to turn his business experience into a liability, he doesn't deserve to win.(382)
Daily chart: America’s presidential race
A tough fight now beckons between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama(141)
Global Zero: Fewer nukes, more security
Why Global Zero’s latest proposals deserve to be taken seriously(73)
Cartoon politics: Julia's world
The Obama campaign's poorly-conceived cartoon slideshow has inspired a silly debate(235)
Obama on gay marriage: The arc of the universe and its politics
Leftward evolution on social issues helps Democrats, but only if they get the timing right(226)
Lexington: Declinism resurgent
The election campaign encourages America to feel worse about itself than it needs to(168)
The tea party strikes: Another moderate shown the door
The spirit of compromise has become fatal to Republican politicians(39)
The public sector is still hobbling the economy(56)
Gay marriage: Punctuated equilibrium
Barack Obama makes up his mind on gay marriage(339)
Obama endorses: Good for Obama, bad for gay marriage
The president's support for same-sex marriage has once again made it a partisan issue at the heart of a presidential election campaign(640)
The tea party: Another moderate shown the door
A victory for the tea-party movement, as Dick Lugar goes down in Indiana(240)
Barack Obama and gay marriage: Their faithful partner
The benefits of having a candidate that you trust(75)
America's job growth: Mr Bernanke's recovery
Employment is growing, but too slow for President Obama's taste(29)
Evangelical voters: Lift every voice
Growing numbers of non-white evangelicals and changing attitudes among younger Christians are reshaping the politics of American Christianity(237)
The election will determine whether a nasty dose of austerity can be avoided(29)
Lexington: A tilted playing field
From free travel to the grace of office, an incumbent president has many electoral advantages(119)
Ideological myopia: This week in the pundit's fallacy
A vain call for less myopically egocentric punditry(62)
Democrats and the National Rifle Association: Choosing your battles
The gun lobby's waning influence is in part due to the Democrat Party's retreat on gun control(74)
Signs of recovery in the fortunes of America's travel agents(11)
Derivatives regulation: Too few cops on the beat
American regulators are trying to keep tabs on lots more trading with too little staff(16)
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