U.S. election 2012

Julián Castro may represent the younger, less white electorate the Democrats see as key to their future.

A great real-life example of how copyright can become censorship

The Olympics marked Romney’s transition from business to public service and cemented his reputation as a fix-it guy

Romney seems determined to stay the course despite a devastatingly negative ad by the Obama campaign

’People have to feel like they’re getting to know the real you and they cannot wait much longer’

Romney and Obama vie for support with immigration and education proposals

Just how ugly is the 2012 campaign going to get?

There’s no real political price to be paid for anti-union reforms

Some polls show that Biden’s ’favorables’ are lower than his ’unfavorables’, leading to speculation about his future