When President Barack Obama gave his speech before the joint sessions of Congress Tuesday night, I couldn't help but notice something: Michelle Obama's arms. It was impossible not to take note: she was the only woman in the entire room whose arms were exposed. Nevermind that it's February. Or...

Earlier this month, around two thousand Muslims gathered at the largest mosque in the state of New Jersey and sang late into the night. They weren't gathering for Friday prayers -- though services at the mosque do regularly draw that many people -- but to celebrate a judge's decision in...