Granted, this isn't as momentous as the gay-marriage debate, but it's interesting in its own way:
An organization that promotes secular humanism as a moral alternative to belief in God was dealt a setback Friday when a federal judge declined to expand the definition of who is qualified to perform marriage ceremonies.
Slate has the most fascinating question of the day: Why is public nudity illegal?
Hey, my alma mater is famous again. No, not for the Letterman-Oprah gabfest. It's a court case to answer the burning question, "Who's the boss around here anyway?"
This really won't be that much of a fight:
Supporters and opponents of gay marriage are already squaring off in a battle over whether to amend Indiana’s constitution that could stretch until voters decide the issue in November 2014.
Voter approval of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington probably isn't quite the tipping point some people are claiming it is. Two states isn't even a regional trend, let alone a national one. These remarks by Indiana's State Police chief are more significant:
This seems like a waste of time:
Marine Corps Pvt. Lazzaric T. Caldwell slit his wrists and spurred a legal debate that’s consuming the Pentagon, as well as the nation’s top military appeals court.
For the "well, duh" file:
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gun-related violence has fallen steadily since 2006 in Virginia despite record firearm sales, according to a university professor's analysis.
"Despite"? How about "because of"? Bad guys already have their guns. "Record firearm sales" means we're getting more of them. Arm the right people, crime "falls steadily." Why is that so damn hard to understand?
Uncomfortable truth of the day: The further away we get from 1984, the closer it seems:
A Texas high school student is being suspended for refusing to wear a student ID card implanted with a radio-frequency identification chip.
A brave stand for human dignity in San Francisco!
Reuters) - Two dozen pro-nudity activists wearing little but their righteous indignation assembled on the steps of San Francisco City Hall on Wednesday to protest a proposed municipal ban on public nakedness.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on an amendment to the Constitution he would approve of, and this might surprise a few people:
