Another update on the American presidential race, where Republicans are trying to work out how far they're prepared to go in the direction of electability.
Category: Party matters
Election preview: Argentina
A three-way race for president in Argentina looks like confirming the country's leftward direction, but there may be troubled times ahead.
Election preview: Poland
Europe's rightward shift looks set to continue tomorrow in Poland, but an idiosyncratic party system could lead to some interesting parliamentary dynamics.
The week’s election news
A quick roundup of electoral developments in Portugal, Belarus and the United States.
Two down, plenty to go
The over-large field for the Republican presidential nomination is now a little smaller, but it hasn't lost any of its circus-like character.
The strange intensity of Turnbull-hating
No doubt you can make legitimate criticisms of Malcolm Turnbull, but "socialist"? Really? What's going on with this strange worldview from the right?
Sri Lanka completes its upheaval
Sri Lanka's new president succeeds in getting a parliament that's less likely to show loyalty to his discredited predecessor.
Is preferential voting really that difficult?
The surge in support for Jeremy Corbyn as Britain's next Labour leader shows the depth of disenchantment with modern politics. But it also shows up the British failure to understand democratic voting.
Libertarians vs conservatives, again
The Cato Institute sponsors a debate and then surveys the audience, with revealing results.
Refugee debate drags Labor along in its wake
Just go back to 2013 to understand the asylum seeker debate. Or 2011 for that matter. Nothing changes, except that Labor's position steadily deteriorates.
