Today’s Balance Sheet: Let’s not make 2012 the year of debt talks.
Money, Politics, and Power
Paul on Track to Win Iowa
Romney comes in at a close second after Gingrich’s support evaporates.
Lawsuit Abuse Running Rampant Among Republican Candidates
Conservatives won’t be angry at Rick Perry for his 10th Amendment-spurning lawsuit, because they just don’t care.
Second Time’s the Charm?
Mitt Romney learned some lessons from his failed 2008 presidential bid.
Ringside Seat: Lucky Mitt
Will the operatic sturm und drang of the Republican presidential race end with a whimper of anti-climatic predictability? With one week to go before the Iowa caucuses, Newt Gingrich is flailing (see below) and Ron Paul is mishandling the controversy over his racist newsletters (ditto), while Rick Santorum and Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann are […]
Voting Wrongs
What will the DOJ’s rejection of South Carolina’s voter-identification law mean?
Honk If You Support Immigrants
Community groups launch billboard ad campaigns that urge compassion for the undocumented.
Mr. Rockefeller Goes to Washington
Today’s Balance Sheet tackles optimistic economic news and legislators’ income-inspired out-of-touchness.
See You Next Year!
The Prospect is closed between Christmas and New Year’s, so expect our posting to be a bit slower than normal over the coming week. But Patrick Caldwell will still be filling us in on what’s going on in Iowa about a week out from the caucuses, so drop in to see how the GOP primary […]
DOJ Rejects South Carolina Voter-ID Law
What will the ruling mean for voting restrictions in other states?

