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Kagan’s politics
The Supreme Court nominee has trained well for the very confirmation hearing process she once sharply and publicly criticized. So…
Of mice and men
Why has there never been a male contraceptive pill? Probably because, knowing that women have stronger reasons to carry this…
The 30-Year War in Afghanistan
Is it worthwhile getting American troops to fight in Afghanistan instead of arming the Taliban's allies?
Smashing, trashing, looting: just another G8 summit
Don't ask Toronto police for lessons on how to control violent protesters.
Fiscal discipline….but later
For now, the U.S. is plunging ahead with ill-advised spending of money we don’t have, and nearly everyone can see…
More US women 40 and childless
Nearly one in five American women ends her childbearing years without having borne a child, compared with one in ten…
Triumph of the regulators
Cliches come to mind, like….setting the fox over guard of the hen house, or….giving robbers the keys to the bank.…
The other story about same-sex parenting
Research showing the risks of lesbian and gay parenting is ignored in the race to make a political case.
Farewell to all that jazz
We are drifting away from America's only original contribution to Western music.
Supreme Court’s ‘Big Monday’
For Court watchers, this was expected to be a big day. As it wrapped up its session for summer break…
A Rat Is a Pig Is a Dog Is a Boy
An American bioethics writer defends "human exceptionalism" against the sometimes sinister agenda of the animal liberation movement.
Kagan’s confirmation hearings
Add this to the spectator sports going on right now in exciting arenas….World Cup. Wimbledon. Prelude to the Tour…
Social order on the surface
Government is growing again, just over the past few days. Front-page news going into the weekend declared that Washington is…
Obama’s crisis of confidence
In retrospect, it seems amazing that a largely unknown and inexperienced politician could ascend from obscurity to the U.S. Senate…
Gates Foundation: Charity and abortion
Bill and Melinda Gates do a lot of great humanitarian work. They also fund services that end nascent human life. But…
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