Does Romney still need to appeal to conservative Republicans, or should he start focusing on the broader electorate?

In May, the Congressional Budget Office issued a new report on the size of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac subsidy, estimating that in 2000 these two government-sponsored enterprises received an implicit government backing of $10.6 billion. This was an increase of more than 50 percent from five years...

The examples of rigidly enforced conformity could fill several volumes, and no amount of criticism from outside the environmental citadel is likely to break though the walls. So, is there any chance that reform will come from within?

Being in the minority is not desirable, so many Republicans are retiring. This makes it all the more difficult for the GOP to regain the majority.

2008 does not look like a promising year for women in politics.

Nongovernmental organizations are growing in number and finding ways to survive in China, even though the country's political limits artificially restrict their growth, as they take up political issues but are not yet political actors.