David Brooks points out that, despite the mythology of America as a land of rugged individuals and Europe as a socialist experiment gone wrong, the amount of social welfare spending is roughly the same.
A study of religiosity and young adults found that those who attend college are actually less likely to experience religious decline than those who do not attend college.
Mitt Romney’s campaign gives us a lesson in how not to stage a “major” economic speech.
Another Federal Court rules in favor of marriage equality, and the biggest news is how unsurprising the outcome of the case is.
Why should lying about having served in combat or been awarded a medal for valor should be legally different from lying about athletic prowess in high school, the number of sexual partners you’ve had, or the size of one’s sex organs?
The Associated Press has rolled out a slightly new logo for the first time since the Reagan Administration.
Rick Santorum would do well to listen to the words of the last Catholic to be President of the United States.
In order to succeed on the right today, you have to do more than just say the President is wrong. You have to say that he’s evil.
This is one of the most draw-droppingly stupid 29 seconds I have experienced in some time.
Last night’s debate may have been the last one. It was also the least informative.
A pattern that never ends: Perceived insults lead to mayhem and murder.
The Obama Administration introduced a corporate tax reform plan that doesn’t go nearly far enough.
The Republican debacle of 1964 offers some lessons for the current cycle.
France is moving into the 1970s, phasing out titles which distinguish between married and unmarried women.
Marie Colvin of the Sunday Times and Remi Ochlik of Reuters have become the latest journalists to die reporting on the massacres in Syria.
Prices are rising at the pump, and the candidates for President are starting to notice.
An odd meme’s developing that Mitt Romney’s campaign is in financial trouble.
Dick Lugar sold his Indiana home 35 years ago but still lists it as his official residence.
Rick Santorum sounds like someone applying for a job in a religious institution, not someone running to be the President of the United States.