Politics Featured Gun Control and the Swing States To win, political candidates must appeal to voters in swing states with strong gun cultures. Popular measures like Universal Background Checks may garner votes, but ineffective, unpopular ones like the Assault Weapons Ban are problematic.
Politics The Betrayal of Julian Assange The indictment has collided with domestic US politics in a way that does not bode well for Mr. Assange nor for freedom of the press.