Edward Brooke, First African-American Elected To Senate, Dies At 95
The first popularly elected African-American Senator, and the first African-American Senator to serve since the end of Reconstruction ended, has passed away.
The first popularly elected African-American Senator, and the first African-American Senator to serve since the end of Reconstruction ended, has passed away.
For better or worse, Marion Barry was a fixture in D.C. politics for much of the 40 year period of home rule that began in 1975.
Vatican politics is older than American politics, and can be just as entertaining.
The firing actually hurts Janay Rice much more than it does Ray.
Another Federal appellate Court has struck down state law bans on same-sex marriage, but the only thing that matters now is the Supreme Court.
A trial court judge in Tennessee is the first jurist since the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Windsor to uphold a ban on same-sex marriage
The Hobby Lobby decision could end up motivating women voters to turn out to vote against Republicans in the fall.
In a logical extension of the Supreme Court’s decision in D.C. v. Heller, a Federal Judge has struck down D.C.’s law barring people from carrying handguns in public.
The “Founders” founded a government and the “Framers” were framing the basic structure thereof. This should be obvious.
The Affirmative Action debate is too divisive and largely misses the point.
The latest revelations about National Security Agency surveillance outside the United States have caused quite an uproar overseas.
Much like the Tea Party, David Frum wants to make the GOP tent smaller.
The Air Force will now allow pregnant women and single parents to join.
Last month, a retired Navy SEAL came out as transgender. Those still in uniform, however, must serve in silence.
NSA Metadata coming to a courtroom near you?
Legendary country music singer George Jones has died, aged 81.
The American people no longer seem to care if their political leaders are divorced.
Ross Douthat bemoans the evolution of American cultural norms over the past fifteen years.
The Defense Of Marriage Act didn’t fare very well during today’s Supreme Court oral arguments.
The May The spouse Be With You Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.
Is the answer to the same-sex marriage debate as simple as getting the government out of the marriage business, or is it more complicated?
Applications to America’s Law Schools are down, because the nature of the legal profession is changing.
Yet another case of breathless media reporting on academic research findings.
Not surprisingly, a new study finds that repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has not caused any harm to the military.
Doug Saunders makes the counterintuitive claim that things are better for Britons than ever.
Microsoft sold its cable stake in MSNBC years ago; now, it’s ending ties with the MSNBC.com website, too.
A third of Americans under the age of 30 doubt the existence of God, compared to 14 percent 25 years ago.
There are advantages to cash that electronic transactions cannot replicate.
Andrew Sullivan wants the Catholic Church to give up its hatred of homosexuals. There’s another alternative.
Rick Santorum would do well to listen to the words of the last Catholic to be President of the United States.
Maggie Gallagher’s anti-gay marriage argument is an example of pure conservative thinking.
The entire above-the-fold of Drudge Report is devoted to anti-Gingrich stories, which continue on scrolling.
Domestic dispute or criminal act?