If the recent victory for LGBT rights happened to trick you into believing that the US Supreme Court was shifting to a more enlightened, progressive place where compassionate and learned scholars ruled the land fairly—and... Read More

It’s been years since Sarah Palin first entered the news as John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 elections, but the former Governor and her extended family just can’t seem to stay out of the... Read More

On June 25, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. that so-called “disparate-impact claims“ can be brought under Title VIII of the Civil Rights... Read More

“The vehicle you will see has a very distinct front license plate.” Those were the words used by Charleston police Chief Gregory Mullen in his initial statement to the press on June 18, the morning... Read More

Last week, Women on Waves, a Dutch nonprofit that floats in international waters and provides abortion services to women in countries where legal constraints make abortions difficult or dangerous to obtain, announced the successful delivery... Read More

As the Fourth of July rapidly approaches, red, white, and blue banners (as well as hundreds of tacky Independence Day-themed advertisements for bars and nightclubs) seem to be everywhere in our nation’s capital. While patriotic... Read More

Last week, the United States Supreme Court gave humanists reason to celebrate when they finally threw off fundamentalist notions of marriage and declared marriage equality to be a constitutional right. This week, however, the Court... Read More