By the time you read this, the Supreme Court may have issued its same-sex marriage ruling, which may (or may not) be seen as a great step forward toward a society that treats people fairly... Read More

It’s like whack-a-mole. One area of tolerance gets better, but another gets worse. In the past few years, tolerance of LGBTQs’ place in society has grown—which is wonderful. But the signs are unmistakable that mindless... Read More

Last week the Supreme Court issued a ruling in the EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch case that most observers are hailing as a blow for “freedom.” It isn’t. It’s simply a tradeoff where one party... Read More

There are some people who think that the United States shouldn’t have any immigration restrictions at all. Anybody should be able to come and live here whenever they like. Others think that we’re too crowded... Read More

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was originally presented to the world as being content-neutral. It wasn’t supposed to favor any one religion over another; it allowed practitioners of all different varieties of religion the... Read More

It’s hard to believe I actually wrote that headline. But it’s true—the guy who gave us the faith-based initiative, the ban on funding embryonic stem-cell research, and Justice Alito actually had something sensible to say... Read More

No, I’m not talking about Congress, silly. They never get anything right. I’m talking instead about the much-maligned city government of the District of Columbia. Normally, the city where I was born and choose to... Read More