The author of TIME’s cover story discusses how the immigration issue continues to be divisive — and why it shouldn’t be
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Cartoons of the Week: June 9–15
Obama tries to stop a leak while claiming that everything is just fine
The Root of Mitt Romney’s Comfort with Lying
The presidential candidate is used to faith-based certainty that translates as truth even in the face of evidence to the contrary
Why the Summer Will Be a Slog for Obama
The bad economy is now baked into the national psyche, which is good for Romney
Cartoons of the Week: May 19–25
Facebook takes a faceplant and Obama reads a bedtime story
The Case for Negative Campaign Ads
Negative advertising can raise legitimate questions about candidates and are actually good for democracy
Cartoons of the Week: May 12–18
Facebook gets rich, while Greece falls apart
Who Is More Thoughtful—Obama or Romney?
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney present a sharp contrast in decision-making styles—one impulsive, the other overtly deliberative
Cartoons of the Week: May 5–11
President Obama throws a shotgun wedding, and the First Lady celebrates Mother’s Day
Cartoons of the Week: April 28–May 4
Obama celebrates an anniversary and gets a room full of reporters to laugh at his jokes
Cartoons of the Week: April 21–27
Newt goes to the moon, while Mitt Romney toes the border between conservative and moderate
School Reform: Why Romney and Obama Aren’t Talking About Education
When it comes to school reform, both candidates have a party-base problem
Obama v. Romney: Who Will Win the Economy and How?
The Republican strategist and Democratic pollster in their biweekly face-off about Election 2012