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My So-Called Ex-Gay Life
A deep look at the fringe movement that just lost its only shred of scientific support
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Ten Arguments Gun Advocates Make, and Why They’re Wrong
A guide to the debate we’ll be having, or at least we ought to have
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The Coming Obama Landslide
How Paul Ryan makes a big win much more likely for the current president
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Romney Wins … And It Won’t Matter
The former Massachusetts governor won the first presidential debate. Too bad it won’t change the campaign.
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Pressing on the Upward Way
A profile of life in one of the country’s poorest counties
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Game, Set, Obama
The president did exactly what he needed to in tonight’s debate: He used Romney against Romney.
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The Emptiest Candidate in Presidential Election History
Mitt Romney truly believes in nothing.
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Say Hello to President Romney
The unlikely scenario in which the former Massachusetts governor wins the White House.
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The Truth about Welfare
Mitt Romney’s latest ad perpetuates on several myths about cash assistance for the poor. The Prospect debunks them.
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The Court’s Scott Walker Moment
Five justices tell public-employee unions they “tolerate” them-for now.
Our Most-Trafficked Pieces in 2012
The ex-gay movement, poverty in rural America, guns, and the Supreme Court top this year’s list of our most-read pieces—and oh yes, that election we had.

