The annual Eurovision contest often serves as a stage on which political tensions play out.

The voting patterns of actual independents have long been a topic of study. Who are they, and how do they actually vote?

Research suggests that a candidate's looks play an integral part in whether they are electable or not.

The Sagebrush Rebellion proved pivotal in strengthening the politics of the Republican Party in the West.

Does it sometimes seem as if our political culture is a political cartoon?

Planned Parenthood gunman Robert Dear has been pigeonholed for his "idiosyncratic" faith. But it's very much a part of the American evangelical tradition.