Arizona tries to make it harder for people to enrol to vote, but the Supreme Court says no.
Category: United States
Immigration reform edges forward in the US
Comprehensive immigration reform passes its first hurdle in the US Senate. The jury is still out on whether the Republican leadership will be willing to let it through the House without weakening it beyond recognition.
Two concepts of surveillance
The US government goes much further in data collection than we should be comfortable with, but the latest revelations are not as devastating as some people think.
The world digs deeper into Syria
Syria descends further down the spiral of intervention and escalation. But there's no going back to the era of Mid-East autocrats.
War is over, if you want it
Obama's attempt to explain and justify his war policy turns out to comprehensively undermine the conceptual framework that his administration inherited.
Republicans still fighting the Civil War
A new NRA president is the cue for another look at the Republican Party's debt to the deep south.
Bush v. Gore revisited: what might have been
Sandra Day O'Connor, who indirectly gave us the Iraq war and much else, now seems to regret her role. Better late than never.
Are they real WMDs this time?
Here we go again – weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East. If Syria has really started using them, that's a big problem.
Netanyahu not interested in peace – what a surprise
Another disappointment in the quest for Middle East peace as Israel refuses to engage with a fresh offer from the Arab League.
Same-sex marriage vs federalism
The ACT government thinks it can set up its own family law system. Supporters of marriage equality should recognise that that's a bad idea.
The World is Not Enough 