Obama's Contraceptive Failure
The president pretends to accommodate religious objections to his birth control mandate.
Culture
The Silly Panic Over a Minority White Nation
Claims that whites will be a minority by 2050 are historically outworn.
Commerce Is the Culture War
When government dictates what people buy and sell, it dictates much more.
Ayn Rand Was an Illegal Immigrant
According to today's anti-immigration Republicans, the Russian-born novelist should have returned to Soviet tyranny.
Triumph of the Willpower
New York Times science writer John Tierney on what marshmallow-eating kids can teach us about political sex scandals, the financial crisis, replacing God with technology, and clearing out our inboxes
Insuring the Uninsurable
The debate over Obama's contraceptive mandate pits conscience against coercion.
Making State Officials More Accountable in California
Government policy should be driven by what's best for the public, not what's best for public employees.
