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Wendy Davis: Filibusters Do Not a Candidate Make
Davis will have to figure out where she stands on issues before her opponents define her
Marissa Mayer’s Ambition Problem
The problem isn’t a tech titan posing like a supermodel. The problem is a powerful woman being unwilling to own up to her ambition.
The Cory Booker Problem
The shoo-in candidate for the Senate disappoints those hoping he would be a black leader in the traditional sense and he can no longer coast on diversity
Why Breaking Up Is Harder Than You Think: The Plight Of Huma Abedin
Giving up on someone when you’ve invested so much isn’t easy under any circumstances.
Viewpoint: Where Republicans Are Going Wrong On The Fiscal Cliff
They are heading for defeat by focusing on taxes instead of government spending
Viewpoint: The Election Has Compromised Education Reform
Results across the country show the fragility of the reform agenda
American Democracy and Some of Its Unique Discontents
TIME’s finest political minds joined mayors from around the country at this year’s Chicago Ideas Week to talk about the state of the Union and the presidential race.
How To Make Political Conventions Less Dull
The nominees never have to address members of the other party. What would happen if they did?
In Health Care Decision: A Hidden Win for Conservatives?
Chief Justice Roberts gave fellow conservatives an under-the-radar victory by scaling back the scope of the commerce clause
Republican in Hollywood: Not So Taboo Anymore
Are conservative celebrities less concerned about going against the political grain of the entertainment industry?
South Carolina Is a Welfare Queen
To prevent “European-style” socialism, we need to stop redistributing wealth from blue to red states
A Race To Remember
Herman Cain vs. Barack Obama would be an epic contest between polar opposites