1. New Jersey court legalizes same-sex marriage immediately, without a vote New Jersey same-sex marriages can begin Monday, state Supreme Court rules, The Washington Post (Aaron Blake and Juliet Eilperin) 2. Saudi Arabia gains a seat on the U. ...
1) Words matter - Malaysian court restricts word "Allah" to Muslims Only Muslims Can Call God 'Allah', Malaysian Court Says, Time (Charlotte Alter) 2) Calling homosexuality a sin is now a sin Rev. Gary Hall of the National Cathedral: Being ...
1) Debt deal another exercise in artificial politics At 11th Hour, G.O.P. Blinks in Standoff, New York Times (Jonathan Weisman and Jennifer Steinhauer) Senate Leaders Reach Bipartisan Deal, Wall Street Journal (Kristina Peterson and Janet Hook ...
1) Why is America a magnet for Nobel Laureates? Economists Clash on Theory, but Will Still Share the Nobel, New York Times (Binyamin Applebaum) Nobels and National Greatness, Wall Street Journal (Bret Stephens) 2) Among heavy gamblers, lose ...
1) Oldest living Nazi war criminal dies, remorseless until the end War criminal Erich Priebke dies at 100; Nazi captain convicted in 1995, Los Angeles Times Erich Priebke, Nazi Who Carried Out Massacre of 335 Italians, Dies at 100, New York Tim ...
1) Has the Nobel Peace Prize's prestige been tarnished by politicization? A Wishful Peace Prize, Wall Street Journal (Editorial) 2) When you read Alice Munro, you don't just read the story of people, but civilization Alice Munro Wins Nobel ...
“It is well and good for the preacher to base his sermon on the Bible, but he better get to something relevant pretty quickly, or we start mentally to check out.” That stunningly clear sentence reflects one of the most amazing, tragic, and lamentable ...
1) Extend crisis deadline? Politics as theatre is growing tiresome and frustrating. GOP to Propose Temporary Debt-Ceiling Increase, Wall Street Journal (Patrick O'Connor, Siobhan Hughes, and Damian Paletta) 2) Are we witnessing a meltdown of th ...
1) Parenting is exhausting...and highly rewarding Survey Says: Parents Are Happy, but Tired, New York Times (KJ Dell'Antonia) Mothers more fatigued than dads but still find jobs and child care meaningful, report finds, Washington Post (Brigid S ...
1. President Obama nominates new head of Federal Reserve Obama to nominate Janet Yellen to lead Federal Reserve, LA Times (Jim Puzzanghera, Don Lee, and Kathleen Hennessey) Obama to Pick Yellen as Leader of Fed, Officials Say, New York Times (J ...