China's communists don't really have to worry about a rival political party, but there's an interesting moral in the reports about what a hard-line Maoist faction is up to.
Category: Party matters
Election preview: Virginia
Virginia goes to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new governor, in a vote that more than usual seems to have national implications, especially for America's Republican Party.
Searching for libertarians
A new American study has interesting things to say about libertarians and libertarianism.
Tadeusz Mazowiecki, RIP
Former Polish prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki died yesterday. His is a story worth remembering.
A Republican post-mortem
Some thoughts on the root causes of last week's humiliating defeat for the Republican Party in the US.
New Jersey picks a senator
As expected, the Democrats hold a Senate seat in a by-election. But New Jersey politics isn't always so predictable.
Reopening America’s government
Prospects are looking good for an end to the budget deadlock in the United States. While it will be sold as a bipartisan deal, in essence it amounts to a backdown by the Republicans.
Germany coalition update
European coalitions work quite differently from Australian ones.
When in doubt, vote no?
Irish voters decide to keep their Senate after all. Meanwhile, British politicians are arguing about giving their voters the opportunity to decide whether to keep EU membership.
Silvio Berlusconi’s worst day yet
The Berlusconi drama seems to have had a lot of last acts. But Wednesday's was an important one, with Italy's economic and political stability at stake.
