The ruling by the California Supreme Court on Thursday, declaring full legal equivalence of same-sex marriage, is more welcome evidence that homosexuals are on their way to achieving equality as citizens under the law. The court ruled that California’s domestic partnership law, which provided virtually...

Senator Barack Hussein Obama has delivered this country a gift. He has opened the door to a serious discussion of the ongoing role of race, and racism, in our society. If all you’ve seen is the clips on the news, you owe it to yourself - you owe it to your country - to watch the entire speech. Don’t...

Geraldine Ferraro was, up to now, one of my heroines. There’s a Mondale-Ferraro button still buried somewhere in my sock drawer. She ran for Vice President and, to be honest, that was enough to secure her a place in my personal pantheon. Today, however, she fell from grace. I understand being passionate...