Neither VP candidate looks to Rome for guidance on how to govern, and that’s the way it should be.
Clare Malone
Clare Malone is a freelance writer and member of the editorial staff of The New Yorker. Her work has appeared in The American Prospect, The Daily Beast, Slate, Bloomberg View, and Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology. She is a former Prospect web editor.
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Why Mitt Romney Needs to Get His Instagram On
The presumptive nominee should follow in the footsteps of Ayatollah Khameini.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
The Graceful Ghetto of Women’s Sports
We’ve become accustomed to seeing female athletes compete in events like gymnastics and swimming, but we’re far less comfortable when they play “men’s sports.”
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Let’s Not Make Sally Ride a Gay Icon
Let’s remember her for what she cared about most—women in the sciences.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
For Penn State, Does the Punishment Fit the Crime?
A debate over the NCAA’s decision to strip the school of its winning record.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Extreme Makeover: Voting Edition
Does the United States need a new way to cast ballots?
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Are You a Carrie or a Lily?
How the Obama campaign is selling women short
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
What’s the Deal With All These Voting Restrictions?
Understand the new crop of voter ID laws? Neither did we. Here’s an explainer to help you through all the details.
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Young, Restless, and Not Voting
Why do Millennials seem apathetic about the 2012 race?
