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America is in the midst of one of the greatest health care crises we have seen in decades. At this critical moment, it is frightening that there is no individual in the role of surgeon general taking responsibility for managing the situation. Dr. Vivek Murthy was nominated for the Surgeon …

What difference did the second video make? NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and his executives could see from the first video that Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice had attacked his girlfriend so viciously as to knock her unconscious. All of this investigation into whether the NFL knew about the second …

On the occasion of this week’s 40th anniversary of Richard Nixon’s resignation from the presidency, The Washington Post sponsored a reunion featuring Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the Watergate reporters who “brought down” the 37th president. In fact, Nixon committed political suicide. He thought he could get away with what …

On Monday, the Supreme Court closed out a term in which it took the Constitution seriously and struck down laws that couldn’t stand up under careful scrutiny of the facts. The result? An unusually good year for individual rights. Since President Obama’s novel attempt in 2012 to make “recess appointments” …

It was recently announced, and indeed celebrated, that over 8 million Americans signed up for coverage through ObamaCare. As the administration completed their victory lap, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) quickly released a promising projection that health insurance premiums would be lower than expected, seemingly backing the president’s narrative that …

As we enter this golden age of tolerance and diversity, the nation’s gay rights community is sending a warning message to Americans: If you don’t support gay marriage, you don’t deserve a job. Apparently, Brendan Eich did not get that message. He’s the former chief executive officer at Mozilla, the …

Donald Sterling is a racist. So says everybody. And from the tapes released so far, it sure appears that the shoe fits. The reaction to Sterling’s remarks has been swift and strong: Snoop Dogg rapped a profanity ridden response: “You racist piece of s#!t”… Magic Johnson, on the other hand, …

Four years ago, Democrats in Washington were confident that the law that they forced through Congress would be extremely popular today. Instead, the law has broken almost every significant promise that President Obama made about it and Americans have been left to deal with the very serious consequences. Millions of …

Presbyterian churches are teaching that their Jewish neighbors are inherentlyracist and prone to abusing the rights of others. That’s the key message ofPCUSA’s new congregational study guide,“Zionism Unsettled.” Released by its Israel-Palestine Mission Network, the guide “explores the theological and ethical exceptionalism of Jewish and Christian Zionism, which have been …

James had fallen on hard times. He totaled his car and he was living in a shelter in Atlanta. His wallet was empty. There was no money for a bus, certainly none for a cab. And that posed a significant problem. James was supposed to report to a court in …