It was unrealistic to think that the supercommittee would ever have reached a deal
Cartoons of the Week: December 29–January 4
Congress avoids the fiscal cliff but hits the debt ceiling
Would More Women In The Senate Mean Less Gridlock?
20 female lawmakers agreed there would have been no fiscal cliff drama had they been running the show, but they may be wrong
Rape in India: A Result of Sex Selection?
The preference for male babies—and the resulting skewed sex ratio—may be at the root of the rise in violence against women