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Politics
Is Obama Finally Getting His Groove Back?
What the battle over the payroll tax cut reveals about Obama’s evolution as a leader
What All Those New Presidential Bios Say About America’s Mood
Three media personalities have written bestsellers about presidents. It must mean something
The Top 10 Opinions of 2011
TIME Ideas picks the most thought-provoking, anger-inducing, viral viewpoints of the year
Homophobia: Alive and Well in 2011
Newt Gingrich’s recent remarks show that hatred towards gays still remains strangely acceptable
How Much Could Change in the Race Next Year?
The Republican strategist and Democratic pollster in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012
The Most Politically Courageous People of 2011
This year wasn’t exactly a banner year for political courage, but here are my Teddy Awards picks nonetheless
Divorce Is No Longer a Dealbreaker
The Fidelity Test is dead, and Newt Gingrich has killed it. Why this is good news
Has Obama Had a Psychological Breakthrough?
The President has long been plagued by obsessive bipartisan disorder, but recent signs suggest he’s had an important epiphany
What Jane Austen Could Teach Washington
It should be a truth universally acknowledged that novels of manners — and even of murder — have larger lessons for our leaders
Why Newt Gingrich Makes My Head Spin
Gingrich’s ego and bombast undermine his genuinely interesting ideas
Was Gingrich Right About Putting Kids to Work?
The presidential candidate’s suggestion to put school children to work was faulty in specifics but sound in general
Can Republicans Learn to Love Mitt Romney?
The Republican strategist and Democratic pollster in their bi-weekly faceoff about Election 2012
