The majority of undecideds are female. Have they abdicated their responsibility to be well-informed citizens?
Elections
Viewpoint by Touré: Why Obama Will Win Re-Election
But a close election could leave the U.S. more divided than ever
What Would Lincoln Think About Laws That Deny Felons The Right To Vote?
Lincoln died because of his support for giving blacks the vote. What would he make of “felony disenfranchisement” laws that disproportionately prevent black men from voting?
Viewpoint: American Exceptionalism Has Become Exceptionally Stale
No other country — and there are many other success stories out there — ascribes to such a chest-thumping, predictable creed as the United States
Presidential Politics: Is the Ideologue An Endangered Species?
Obama and Romney are clearly more pragmatists than ideologues, but are they both avoiding talking about what really needs to be done?
Why Education Should Be in the Foreign Policy Debate
As the case of Malala Yousafzai shows, educational inequalities breed conflict and repression and hurt all nations
Romney’s Binders: The Meme Women Love to Hate
How one little phrase became a potent political symbol
Viewpoint: Will Blacks Vote for Obama “Because He’s Black”?
The question itself is offensive and racist. Here’s why
Debate Discomfort: Was There Too Much Tension?
Last night’s encounter was more like a playground squabble between two men who needed a time out
Pulpit Freedom: Should Churches Endorse Political Candidates?
A group of rebel pastors is breaking the U.S. tax code which prohibits churches and other non-profits from engaging in electoral politics
Viewpoint: Civility Is Overrated
Politics doesn’t need to be more nice; it needs to be more real
The Decline of the Wasp President
Tribal — and religious — distinctions that used to define our leaders and ourselves have fallen away
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.