The controversy over religious freedom in Indiana shows the ground shifting under the cultural warriors with remarkable speed.
Category: United States
Sanctions, east and west
American sanctions against Cuba have had more than fifty years to work, but haven't. Sanctions against Russia, however, are doing unexpectedly well.
We’re back!
World blogging returns, with news from Greece, Japan, the US, Moldova, Tunisia and Hungary.
US midterm elections live (more or less) coverage
Regular updates on the US midterm elections, with Senate control still in doubt.
Howard Baker, RIP
Howard Baker, who died on Thursday aged 88, led the first Republican Senate majority for a generation. His leadership style would be unwelcome among today's Republicans.
Republicans go for a moderate
Eric Cantor, who lost his primary election last week, will be replaced as majority leader by a Californian pragmatist.
A Republican upset
In one of the biggest primary upsets anyone can remember, Republican Eric Cantor loses his party's endorsement for his Virginia congressional district.
Update on religion and discrimination
Religious fundamentalists don't like being caught by anti-discrimination laws, but they're happy to use the same laws for their own benefit.
Tribal politics on the right
Does politics always have to be driven by tribal hatreds, or is there scope for a more constructive way of doing things?
Arizona has second thoughts about discrimination
The United States is transfixed by the question of whether religious people should be protected in their refusal to provide services to same-sex couples.
