Are some babies worth more than others?
It's funny how a nation that rejected rule by monarchy is suddenly fixated on a royal birth. Yes, Prince William and his bride gave birth to their yet-to-be-named son who is now third in line to the royal throne. But why do we care? Is it because he's royalty?...
Texas Pain Capable Child Protection Act doesn’t hate on women
When people chant, “Hail Satan,” they’re at a ritual, not a political protest. So all Hell broke loose (pun intended) when Texas Governor Rick Perry called a special session to pass the pro-life bill previously filibustered the other week by State...
Are morality and religion valid arguments in the marriage debate?
Two weeks after the ground shaking Supreme Court decision that toppled DOMA, its effects and meaning are still being debated. NPR had a conservative on recently, who was trying to walk an impossible tight rope. On the one hand, he argued that the will of...
Cleanup doesn’t make abortion right
Replace the blood-stained furniture and blankets, the roaming cats and filthy instruments of Dr. Kermit Gosnell's Philadelphia abortion clinic with bleached sheets, skilled nurses and sterilized equipment. Place the comfortably anesthetized newborn face-down on a...
Declaration of Independence
The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America In Congress, July 4, 1776 When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the...
Five Takeaways from the June 25 Special Election
Democratic candidate James Kay won the 56th House District special election with 44 percent of the vote. Here are a few lessons that we gleaned from the race. Money doesn’t always win: This was likely the most expensive state House race in Kentucky history....
High Court’s Defiance of Marriage Act
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to uphold the meaning of marriage and undermined the democratic process when it struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Perhaps we should call it their Defiance of Marriage Act (DMA). The Court also declined to hear a defense to...
The case against Plan B
Caving to political pressure from the left, the Obama administration has approved the sale of “Plan B One-Step,” to children of any age, without a prescription. The decision comes less than two years after the President himself voiced concerns over...
Bringing marriage into focus
The U.S. Supreme Court has marriage under a microscope and in just a matter of weeks will render its verdict on two cases that could blur our understanding of what constitutes society’s most foundational relationship. Gay marriage advocates have masterfully...
Exporting Deviancy
In his speech marking June as LGBTQ--Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning month, President Barack Obama listed a string of ways his administration has promoted LGBTQ acceptance in America. "My Administration is a proud partner in the journey toward...