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On some issues, there is a serious disconnect between candidates for public office and the public they are hoping to represent.

The U.S. heat wave is slowly shaking the foundations of American politics. It may take years for the deep rumble to evolve into an above ground, institution-shattering earthquake, but …

No secret forces are considered here, no allied forces funded or trained or armed by the United States, and of course no drones.

There will be at least 100 million more Americans by 2050, and likely 150 million more. Yet the cities that will house them are so spatially and economically unstable …

We simply cannot continue to sow the seeds of a u201cculture of violenceu201d any longer. The almost daily explosion of some disaffected soul, leading to the decimation of others …

In a speech here Sunday evening, Mitt Romney plans to assert that he respects Israelu2019s right to take pre-emptive action to prevent Iran from developing nuclear capabilities that could …

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is often accused of serving industry at the expense of consumers.

In the age of the citizen-consumer, does a public that relies on privately funded social services and self-purchased insurance have any agency beyond our

Better regulation would be great at the margin. So would more highly-paid, highly-motivated regulators. But as Salmon says, u201cthe real problem here isnu2019t regulatory, and as a result there …