The state of the culture

Hoo, boy, here's a topic I'll bet 90 percent of the people in polite society don't won't to go near:

Yeah, I know as a journalist that I have a vested interest in the First Amendment, but this scares me as an American citizen, too:

Increasingly, the First Amendment is coming under challenge — by the American public.

News you can use when making your summer travel plans:

LEWISVILLE (CBS 11 NEWS) - Lewisville decided to change its nudity laws after a restaurant’s servers wore only pasties and body paint to cover their upper torso. Police say the colorful ‘garb’ was not a violation of the law. But the council decided servers wearing that little were too much.

Today's Institute of the Obvious finding:

The abortion debate seems pointless and futile because a majority of Americans don't agree with the most zealous advocatesd of either side:

Much has been written about the unanswered questions arising from the Supreme Court's DOMA decision, chief among them the status of people who got married where same-sex marriage is legal, in New York, say, but live where it's not, Indiana, for example. Do they or do they not qualify for federal benefits? Here's an unexpected twist:

Well, good luck with that:

This is fascinating:

The same fragmentation we've seen in television is coming to radio, too:

When Wi-Fi hits the car, or whatever type of cheap Internet access deploys in automobiles, Sirius XM will be challenged too. Right now, Sirius XM’s Internet play is laughable.

Ah, life is good again:

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hostess is betting on a sweet comeback for Twinkies when they return to shelves next month.