Lazenby: Filibusters Good For Democracy
A remarkable thing happened in Texas last night (and early this morning). It began on the day before the 10th anniversary of the death of...
Letters
Marchant: Gay Rights Need Strong President
As we await the decisions of some key cases before the United States Supreme Court, it reminds me of a wonderful opportunity I had earlier...
Lazenby: Defending Obama’s Speech In Ireland
Last week our founding editor wrote a piece about comments U.S. President Barack Obama made regarding religious education in Northern Ireland. “If towns remain divided – if...
Lazenby: IRS Scandal Expands … Again
Documents released this week revealed that the targeting of groups seeking a 501(c)(4) designation from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was more widespread than previously revealed –...
Democratic Hypocrisy On Domestic Spying
Most Americans are still okay with the recently revealed NSA spying programs, according to the latest polling data. From this week’s ABC News/Washington Post poll, as published by...
SCOTUS Rules On Voter ID
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court decided this week that the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), passed in 1993, took precedence over Arizona’s Proposition 200,...
Lazenby: Supreme First Amendment Hypocrisy
In the middle of the month in which its decisions for the year are handed down, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) promulgated...
Rich: The Disability Explosion
After years of ignoring increasingly dire warnings, America is now facing a debilitating disability crisis – one draining tax dollars (and workers) from our economy....
Barack Obama Drops Plan B Challenge
Last month I wrote about the battle over Plan B, detailing the struggle between the administration of Barack Obama and the federal court system over the...
Trayvon Martin Case Begins
Jury selection begins today in State of Florida v. George M. Zimmerman, the case in which Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watchman, is accused of second...