Control of the House of Representatives will be an interesting issue in next month's US election: not in the usual way, but because of its strange potential role in choosing a president.
Category: United States
Into the final month
With a month to go till election day in the US, it's time for another look at what the polls are saying and how much that really tells us.
On courts and constitutions
After being, by their lights, cheated out of two seats on the United States Supreme Court, the Democrats are ready to fight back, but their options are constrained by the constitution.
Neoliberalism one more time
An attempt to distinguish between "neoliberals" and "libertarians" tracks the major fault line in non-left politics.
Trump and the evangelicals
It's suggested that white evangelical Christians have sold out their values by supporting Donald Trump. But what if Trump actually embodies their real values?
Two months to go
The US votes in two months' time, and there's been a strong shift towards Donald Trump in the betting market. But it doesn't seem to reflect anything that's visible so far in the polls.
Moral equivalence, convention edition
Obscuring the difference between violent protests and mainstream centre-left politics is a dangerous game, even when it's done in the service of liberal goals.
Cartooning for a cause
Controversy this week about a cartoon exploiting racist and sexist themes, but it's important not to lose sight of the politics.
It’s Harris!
Kamala Harris, not surprisingly, gets the nod to be Joe Biden's running mate. Rarely has the vice-presidency been so important.
Three months out, Biden looking good
Both national and state-by-state polling in the US are telling the same story: the Democrats have a clear lead, and if it holds up then regional differences won't matter.
The World is Not Enough 