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Politics
Most Americans Don’t #StandWithWendy After All
Across the board, Americans oppose late-term abortions.
Anthony Weiner’s Problem is Ours, Too
He was unable to tell the complete truth to those who deserved it
Viewpoint: The Bravery of Obama’s Trayvon Speech
The President took a political risk because the spiritual and moral risk of not speaking to black pain was too great
The Myth of FDR’s Secret Disability
The press sometimes described his condition in great detail, and LIFE even published a picture of him in a wheelchair
Sorry, Spitzer, I’m Not Ready to Forgive You
Try as I might, I cannot overlook the fact that he broke the very laws that he was entrusted to uphold as attorney general.
What I Want For Independence Day: Freedom From the Patriot Act
A prominent evangelist and former security hawk explains why the U.S. government has gone too far in spying on its own people
Viewpoint: The Emptiness of Supreme Court Rhetoric
This week’s decisions highlight the politics of law
Weiner Leads in Polls While His Sext Recipients Get Harassed. Double Standard, Anyone?
Women involved in sex scandals live in ignominy, while the men are elevated to higher heights
Viewpoint: The Goal of Affirmative Action Should Not Be ‘Diversity’ but Righting Wrongs
Our misguided Supreme Court has invited a barrage of new attacks on affirmative action based on the wrong principle
Viewpoint: Voting-Rights Decision Spells the End of Fair Elections
It also nullifies one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history
No Silver Linings for Conservatives on SCOTUS Affirmative Action Decision
The ruling is a setback for the cause of returning the nation to the color-blind principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
What Airline Whistleblowers Have to Say About the New Theory on Flight 800
There may be enough smoking guns to warrant reopening the investigation