DADT and military chaplains Sheila July 22, 2011 The ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy established under President Bill Clinton is now officially set to end by Read More
Planned Parenthood’s political power Sheila July 21, 2011 There’s a lot in the news about contraception and health care and Planned Parenthood right now. And a lot Read More
Abortion as a political football Sheila July 20, 2011 Or, Planned Parenthood, in particular. That’s how WaPo’s blog ‘The Fix’ put it. While the high-profile congressional fight Read More
Paying the tab for Planned Parenthood Sheila July 17, 2011 Taxpayers pick up a third of it. Chances are, most of us didn’t know that. Until this new report Read More
The government around the table Sheila July 16, 2011 This is what families do when faced with crisis. Painful as it is, it’s a good thing. The AP Read More
‘Winning the debt-limit fight’ Sheila July 13, 2011 Okay, who’s fighting, what’s this fight over, and how do you define ‘winning’? According to all sorts of Read More
Who’s not qualified to be president Sheila July 12, 2011 What a different election cycle this is going to be. This news item about GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann percolated Read More
Framing the Constitution Sheila July 6, 2011 It’s already been under siege. Time to bring it… This week, Time Magazine devotes its cover photo and story Read More
Where are the patriotic Democrats? Sheila July 4, 2011 According to Harvard scholars, they’re not at the Fourth of July parades. Yes, Harvard did a study on Fourth Read More
Celebrating the ‘American Experiment’ Sheila July 2, 2011 The nation celebrates its founding, a birthday, historical beginnings of liberty and self-determination and all that. But mainly it’s Read More
