John McCain welcomed a Supreme Court decision invalidating a District of Columbia handgun ban. Barack Obama sought to straddle the subject by saying he favors an individual's right to bear firearms as well as a government's right to regulate them. ...more

June 27, 2008

In "Henry VI," Shakespeare wrote, "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." ...more

June 27, 2008

George Carlin, the Grammy Award-winning standup comedian and actor who was hailed for his irreverent social commentary, poignant observations of the absurdities of everyday life and language, and groundbreaking routines such as "Seven Words You Can Never Use on Television," died in Los Angeles on Sunday, said his publicist, Jeff Abraham. ...more

June 24, 2008

as Homeland Security has repeatedly warned us they will - how many survivors will be consoled because the Supreme Court and the State Department looked out for the "rights" of terrorists before the rights of their dead loved ones? ...more

June 19, 2008

Government workers singled out for arbitrary, irrational or vindictive treatment by supervisors will find no relief in the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, unless the mistreatment is because of discrimination on the basis of race, sex or another protected category. ...more

June 10, 2008

Judges should interpret laws, not make them. ...more

June 3, 2008

Mildred Loving died last Friday, very quietly and with little fanfare. It should not have been that way, but it was symbolic of the way she lived. ...more

May 11, 2008

Republican Sen. John McCain, campaigning through poverty-stricken cities and towns, said Wednesday he opposes a Senate bill that seeks equal pay for women because it would lead to more lawsuits. ...more

April 24, 2008

The redevelopment of Central Park Village could be delayed by a year, officials said this week. ...more

January 9, 2008

Anti-abortion activists in several states are promoting constitutional amendments that would define life as beginning at conception, which could effectively outlaw all abortions and some birth-control methods. ...more

November 24, 2007