The Countercultural Appeal of 19 Kids and Counting
Considering most of what we see on TV, the Duggar family is basically transgressive.
Religion
Religious Freedom and the Great Faux-Rights Arms Race of 2014: Elizabeth Nolan Brown at The Week
A crop of current religious freedom cases are more predicated on wringing special protections from the state than legit struggles for religious liberty.
France Offering Asylum to Christians Driven from Iraq
They've been told to convert, pay fines, or face death.
The Hobby Lobby Decision Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means
Critics claim the ruling will allow countless companies to deprive female workers of health insurance coverage for birth control. It doesn't.
Declining to Pay for Something Isn't the Same As 'Blocking Access' to It
The Hobby Lobby case should spur a debate about which actions are properly compelled or prohibited.
The Texas GOP Stands on a Platform of Ignorance
Everything really is bigger down in Texas, including our embarrassments.
We're Living in Kinky Friedman's America
Texas Gov. Rick Perry: 'I'm more Jewish than you think I am.'
Supreme Court Rules on Political Speech, Straw Gun Purchases, and Prepares for New Cases
Close decision approves of regulations over third-party gun buys
Friday A/V Club: The Writer, the Serial Killer, and the Goddess of Chaos
A bizarre moment on Court TV
Universities Void Freedom of Religious Association in the Name of Tolerance
Could the Squirrel Lover's Club be forced to recognize a club president who hates squirrels?
Thought Police Force Local Baker to Participate in Gay Wedding. Will They Make Orthodox Rabbis and Imams Perform Gay Weddings, Too?
In Colorado, the Constitution is subordinate to hurt feelings and nuptial pastries.
