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SCOTUS Ruling Is About Women, Not God
What Alito and the rest of the all-male majority don’t seem to understand is that birth control requires both immediacy and consistency.
Dear Ann Coulter: Soccer is Our Manifest Destiny
An open letter to Ann Coulter, who recently called this country’s exploding interest in soccer a sign of “moral decay.”
Native Ads Harm Journalistic Integrity
With its sponsored content, Yahoo goes a step too far.
Scramble for Africa 2.0
We should not expect China’s interest in Africa to peak anytime soon – so what does that mean for the continent, for China, and for the US?
A New Front in an Old War
While the President should take measures to keep Baghdad out of ISIS hands, his first priority needs to be the containment of the international fallout of the war.
Whip It Good: GOP Race Heats Up
Congressional Republicans are scrambling to take advantage of the vacuum opened by last week’s stunning primary defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
Senate Addresses VA Scandal
The health of millions of veterans is too important to be made into a series of attack ads and campaign talking points, as too often happens this time of year.