The world according to Karl Rove

The Republican strategist spoke with Fortune about why leading a super PAC is easier than building a political campaign and how he can't do anything about being a myth.

FORTUNE -- To some, Karl Rove is the heart and soul of the GOP. He has a long history of counseling prominent Republicans. Most memorably, he designed George W. Bush's successful presidential campaigns in 2000 and 2004. Recently, he co-founded and helped MORE

Area man leads coup at The Onion

The Onion editor Will Tracy discusses the art of making jokes out of terrible things and why it's important to subvert real news outlets. Interview by Shelley DuBois

GameStop: Can it brave the digital storm?

Can the gaming company learn from the likes of Blockbuster and Borders and avoid a common fate? By Shelley DuBois

There are no superhero CEOs

Because many chief execs control so much money and we pay them so handsomely, we want to believe they deserve to be treated like stars. Most of the time, we are building ourselves up for disappointment. How to break the cycle. By Shelley DuBois

How should leaders talk about climate change?

For starters, business and political leaders may want to take the term "climate change" out of the conversation.

FORTUNE -- In New York, it is not political suicide to talk about climate change. "In just 14 months, two hurricanes have forced us to evacuate neighborhoods -- something our city government had never done before," wrote New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in an op-ed published in Bloomberg News' "view" section. "Our MORE

Behind Seth Green's stop-motion animation success

Robot Chicken's Seth Green and John Harvatine discuss the trials of pitching Robot Chicken to Harrison Ford and why the company has an RV for a conference room.

FORTUNE – The folks behind Cartoon Network's Robot Chicken care, deeply, about what happens to a Miley Cyrus doll. To make it onto the show, that doll must have started as a writer's brainchild, survived the pitch process, and undergone hours of arduous stop-motion MORE

Warren Buffett, the people's businessperson: Act two

For the second year in a row, Fortune readers have chosen Buffett as their Businessperson of the Year.

FORTUNE -- After five rounds of voting, with 32 contenders over the course of one week, the people have spoken, and they have called for the Oracle. The winner of Fortune's Businessperson of the Year, reader's choice edition, is Warren Buffett, for the second year in a row.

Last year, the Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) MORE

Post-election: Sober leadership after the attack ads?

The presidential candidates ran campaigns that were, in many ways, fueled by divisive politics. Now that it is over, how do we recover?

FORTUNE -- It's over, thank goodness, the election is over. Americans all over the ideological map can, at least, celebrate together that the attack ads, snarky debates, and divisive narratives of this presidential race have come to an end.

The ability to agree on that, or anything, may be MORE

Anne-Marie Slaughter on women, work and Washington

The Princeton professor and former State Department official discusses her take on leadership and work-life balance.

FORTUNE -- In what felt like a knockdown, drag out election season, we heard plenty about the problems in Washington and improving the lives of American women. As a foreign policy professor and a woman who has worked in Washington, Anne-Marie Slaughter knows these issues all too well.

Slaughter currently teaches at Princeton, but last year, MORE

How Hansen's Natural created a Monster

The energy drink brand consumed its parent company, Hansen's Natural. What does it mean to shift from "natural sodas" to caffeine-charged beverages?

FORTUNE -- Energy drinks are hot right now. The market is global, growing, and young. Brands plaster their logos on arenas and extreme sports gear. And while Red Bull dominates the world market, Monster Beverages is catching up, account for a third of the energy drink market in the MORE