Mediaite's Tommy Christopher believes he's seeing an epidemic of child-related shootings in recent days. He identifies twelve acc...

The "pro-life" side of the abortion argument always claims the moral upper hand. Mostly Christian, they cite their religion as the...

It always happens with gun stats; no sooner are new numbers out than gun nuts immediately dismiss the bulk of them as suicides. Gun violence...

Same-sex relationships make for good families. It's science. Huffington Post : With the Supreme Court poised to hear arguments on sa...

Wisconsin is a gun-owning state. All you need to do to prove that to yourself is show up around November. The woods are crawling with guys i...

"Pro-life" my ass: The Irish Times : Two investigations are under way into the death of a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant, at ...

Over the years, conservatism has undergone a sort of metamorphosis. And it's a strange metamorphosis because, in true conservative fashi...

On the 12th, Republicans will begin to fail to repeal healthcare reform. The GOP campaigned on the deficit, the deficit, the deficit, but th...

American conservatives are a national embarrassment. Frightened, gullible, and angry over things that aren't actually happening, they ta...

If you've ever wondered how the right got crazy, then join the club. Personally, I think it happened after Clinton was elected. For some...

Yesterday, I wrote that the influence of the religious right on the Republican party seems to be on the decline. So much so that a top Repu...

It's a big day for science and medicine. President Obama has removed the ban on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research . Bush ...

The Army has a bit of a problem. Despite efforts to curb suicide among troops, Army suicides continue to rise. "One week after the U.S....

Back in 2006, I wrote a post I called " A Delusion-Based Global AIDS Policy ." Since it was way back in the days before we had any...

The right has been stringing their voters along for decades with the wedge issue of abortion. Few Republican candidates get their campaigns ...

It's the day after Christmas and a lot of us are in the same situation. We've eaten way too much and we're wearing new clothes. ...

The TimesOnline gets right to the lead: More American military veterans have been committing suicide than US soldiers have been dying in Ir...

Proof positive that there is no issue that some fringe nut won't politicize. Associated Press : Congress took steps [Oct. 23] to reduce ...

There are two major issues going into the '08 campaign -- war in Iraq and health care. Republicans have pretty much ceded the issue of I...

From the Department of Defense : IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1072-07 September 03, 2007 DoD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense ann...