Hadley Freeman: The Republican party is engaged in a mash-up between Orwell's 1984 and It's a Wonderful Life, with chilling results
The two candidates' wives have provided yet another media-friendly dimension to the presidential race
Oliver Burkeman's Campaign Diary: A new magazine profile of the potential First Lady paints a desolate portrait
Hadley Freeman: Am I mad to find Sarah Palin's glasses utterly hypnotic? And what was Cindy McCain thinking with that convention outfit?