Here are two items to mull over as we wait for election returns from across America First researchers have discovered that people who follow politics are not happy about being on the wrong side of election results From ldquo The Intense Well-Being Consequences of Partisan Identity rdquo PDF

In addition to gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia several major cities elect mayors tomorrow including New York Houston Charlotte Detroit Boston and Seattle see the U S Conference of Mayors for a complete list This blog has already noted the ldquo glocalization rdquo theory

Among the ballot questions before voters next week is a minimum-wage hike in New Jersey The Washington Post rsquo s Niraj Choksi reports On Tuesday voters there are expected to overwhelmingly pass an amendment to the state constitution that raises the minimum wage by a dollar to 8 25 and sets i

Newshounds must be getting tired of reading about Obamacare especially if they have good health insurance from their employers and aren rsquo t affected by the law Premium increases happened on a regular basis before Barack Obama was elected president But when the House of Representatives calls

The latest political roundup from Robert David Sullivan at "(Un)Conventional Wisdom"

Friday rsquo s post prompted quick but thoughtful responses from the Cato Institute rsquo s Ilya Somin and Reason magazine rsquo s J D Tuccille First Somin elaborates at The Volokh Conspiracy on his alternative to the pursuit of social justice at the ballot box ldquo voting with your feet rdquo

The latest blog from Robert David Sullivan at "(Un)Conventional Wisdom"

Earlier this week I wrote about the possibility of more women running for office in the United States In something of a one-step-back development a new voter ID law in Texas could make it more difficult for some women to vote The problem is that the law requires a voter to produce a photo ID with

Well, not really. But the poor performance of HealthCare.gov is frustrating some of its strongest supporters.

The current issue of America magazine explores ldquo Women in the Life of the Church rdquo PDF here and the role of women in American politics is also getting new attention As already noted ldquo Mansplaining is exempt from government shutdown rdquo this month rsquo s political brinkmanshi