planet politics
Nativist demagogues around the globe are trying to seize this as their moment.
The Republican front-runner knows that anger and fear will get you everywhere.
Why the age-old theory is wrong in 2015.
From Ben Carson's pyramids to Donald Trump's great wall, the 2016 presidential campaign features weird characters and ideas -- and it’s not funny.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
History, politics and Hollywood give firearms an implacable hold.
He came off as arrogant, thin-skinned and mean -- but his blustery pronouncements are taking over the GOP.
In the end, presidents usually get their way.