Republican Party
Why are conservatives defending a billionaire who abandoned America?
Posted on May 22, 2012, at 12:22 PMFacebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, widely derided for renouncing his U.S. citizenship before the company's lucrative IPO, is finding powerful allies on the Right
John Boehner's new debt-ceiling threat: Will it blow up in his face?
Posted on May 16, 2012, at 7:00 AMCongress won't have to vote to raise the U.S. debt ceiling again until December. Thanks to the House speaker, the politicking has already begun
Will Republicans 'evolve' on gay marriage too?
Posted on May 15, 2012, at 10:45 AMAn influential GOP pollster says his party should drop its opposition to same-sex marriage — or risk falling out of step with shifting public opinion
Robert Shrum: The GOP lost the European elections
Posted on May 7, 2012, at 12:15 PMIn France and Greece, voters reject ill-conceived austerity measures. Budget-slashing Republicans in the U.S. ought to pay attention
Is Paul Ryan the most powerful figure in the GOP?
Posted on May 1, 2012, at 6:58 AMThe influential Republican budget guru is getting a turn in the media spotlight — and so is his controversial spending plan
!["If these [conservative] zealots have their way, our hard-won sexual liberation... women's rights, reproductive rights and rights to privacy... live in peril," writes Hugh Hefner in "Playboy."](http://3.images.theweek.com/img/dir_0076/38218_article_square/if-these-conservative-zealots-have-their-way-our-hard-won-sexual-liberation-womens-rights.jpg?84)
Is the GOP waging a war on... sex?
Posted on April 25, 2012, at 11:08 AMForget the "war on women." Hugh Hefner says Republicans are actually trying to undo the entire sexual revolution
Are Republicans better informed than Democrats?
Posted on April 24, 2012, at 10:30 AMA Pew survey of basic politics and history paints Democrats in a pretty unflattering light. What happened to all those liberal elites?
Paul Ryan's budget: An albatross for the GOP?
Posted on March 30, 2012, at 12:11 PMThe spending plan puts Republicans on record as favoring massive spending cuts and a Medicare overhaul. How will that go over with voters?
The GOP's plummeting Latino support: Blame Mitt Romney?
Posted on March 16, 2012, at 11:50 AMThe GOP hopes to chip away at the massive advantage President Obama had with Latino voters in 2008 — but so far, it hasn't worked out that way
The GOP's 'war on teleprompters': 4 theories
Posted on March 13, 2012, at 10:47 AMRick Santorum doesn't read his speeches off a teleprompter — and suggests it should be illegal for President Obama to use such devices. Why?
Who exactly is the 'Republican establishment'?
Posted on March 9, 2012, at 2:20 PMThis drawn-out primary has been filled with endless talk of party elites and conservative power brokers. Well, who are these people?
The 'corrosive' primary season: How badly has it damaged the GOP?
Posted on March 6, 2012, at 10:13 AMA pre-Super Tuesday poll found that voters think less of the Republican candidates as their combative primaries drag on. Can the GOP bounce back?
Andrew Breitbart's death: The 'astonishing' liberal gloating
Posted on March 2, 2012, at 10:10 AMWhile conservatives grieve over the loss of a liberal bête noire, some on the Left engage in a little grave-dancing. Would Breitbart actually approve?
Andrew Breitbart's death: A blow to conservatism
Posted on March 1, 2012, at 4:18 PMThe brash, conservative crusader passed away suddenly at 43, leaving activists, politicians, and commentators on the Right struggling to fathom their loss
Does the GOP want $5 gas?
Posted on February 24, 2012, at 12:51 PMAs rising gas prices sour the national mood, Obama accuses Republicans of hoping for more bad economic news so they can use it against him in November
Robert Shrum: The unholy alliance between Catholic bishops and the GOP
Posted on February 17, 2012, at 7:05 AMCatholic leaders are self-righteously trying to infringe on the liberty of all Americans. And head-in-the-sand Republicans are cheering them on
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