Through a combination of political necessity and cold, hard reality, the U.S. Senate last week approved the most far-reaching immigration reform bill in almost 30 years. The question now is whether the House will go along. The answer is: doubtful. The House is lately moved neither by necessity nor reality. The Senate passed the bill […]

Last week’s Supreme Court decision, knocking down a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act, will have immediate and profound effects on the American economy, in business economies, and in tiny local economies in millions of households. It is difficult to pinpoint the percentage of people who identify as gay or lesbian in the […]

To the Editor: If you are looking for political rants that favor the far left or right you will be disappointed, so you may want to stop reading now, rather than experience unbearable suffering from lack of partisan politics. To the great surprise of many, there are some good, fair, intelligent people in both the […]