Social Issues
Conan officiates a gay wedding: 'Groundbreaking'?
Posted on November 4, 2011, at 4:11 PMDuring a special New York taping of his TBS talk show, O'Brien marries a Conan staffer and his partner. Touching gesture or liberal ratings stunt?
Is eyewitness testimony too unreliable to trust?
Posted on November 4, 2011, at 10:44 AMCourts are reconsidering the value of eyewitness testimony, which has put many innocent people in jail
Mississippi's tough new abortion amendment: 'Personhood' at conception?
Posted on November 3, 2011, at 10:56 AMNext week, Mississippi voters are poised to legally decide if "personhood" begins when an egg is fertilized. What will the Supreme Court say about that?
One university's ultimatum: Reject homosexuality or get fired
Posted on November 1, 2011, at 1:29 PMA fundamentalist Christian school is making employees sign a pledge not to stray from what the college says the Bible teaches. Is that legal?
Edward Morrissey: Get a firearm
Posted on November 1, 2011, at 10:50 AMLaw enforcement simply cannot ensure that all the people are alright all of the time. The solution? Buy yourself a gun
Is Social Security really facing an imminent crisis?
Posted on October 31, 2011, at 2:37 PMThe Washington Post warns that we're in big trouble because the federal retirement program went into the red last year
Linda Wall: The anti-gay activist who molested an underage girl
Posted on October 28, 2011, at 2:32 PMA conservative crusader seeking office in Virginia admits that she had sex with a middle-school girl who was her student in the 1970s
Is Alabama's tough immigration law turning kids into bullies?
Posted on October 24, 2011, at 2:45 PMAnecdotal evidence suggests a wave of racially-tinged schoolyard taunts is rippling across Alabama — though skeptics remain unconvinced
The death penalty in decline
Posted on October 21, 2011, at 11:58 AMThe number of countries that execute criminals is dropping. Is capital punishment on the way out?
Zachary Quinto: Does it still matter when a celebrity comes out?
Posted on October 17, 2011, at 3:16 PMThe actor, who played Mr. Spock in the 2009 reboot of Star Trek, has revealed he's gay — reigniting debate about the significance of an actor's sexuality
Planting drugs on innocent people: NYPD's 'shocking' scandal
Posted on October 14, 2011, at 3:37 PMAn ex-detective testifies that he and his colleagues frequently fabricated drug cases to meet arrest quotas
Legalizing domestic violence: Topeka's 'terrible' plan to save money
Posted on October 7, 2011, at 11:35 AMJust in time for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Kansas' capital city is on the verge of decriminalizing domestic battery as part of a budget standoff
Why gay men don't get job interviews
Posted on October 6, 2011, at 2:34 PMA new study suggests that men with "gay résumés" are 40 percent less likely to get called in for a white-collar job interview. What gives?
Alabama's 'vanishing' Hispanics: Proof that harsh immigration laws work?
Posted on October 5, 2011, at 3:35 PMImmigrant families rush to leave the Yellowhammer State — which is now enforcing an immigration law that might be the nation's toughest
The 'massive' crackdown on criminal illegal immigrants: By the numbers
Posted on September 29, 2011, at 2:32 PMThe feds make good on Obama's promise that immigration authorities will focus on finding and deporting serious criminals
The 'tremendous increase' in same-sex households: By the numbers
Posted on September 28, 2011, at 10:24 AMNew census data show the remarkable degree to which gay marriage and same-sex unions have "come out" since 2000
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