Few phrasings have encapsulated the need for marijuana legalization better than this: "You can hold people accountable for their actions and not put the blame on what's in their body."

Words which were spoken two weeks ago by retired Superior Court Judge James R. Gray - a conservative judge from...

Forty years ago this fall, marijuana was classified a Schedule I Controlled Substance, along with ecstasy, LSD, and heroin. The qualifications required for a drug to reach such an esteemed distinction are threefold: 1. High potential for abuse, 2. No currently accepted medical use, and 3. Lack of accepted safety...

The final chapter of the Catholic Church's now quarter-century-long quagmire will not arrive until the celibacy requirement for its priests is lifted.

Nothing else will -- or can -- adequately atone for the molestation and permanent psychological damage inflicted upon hundreds (and now, we learn, likely thousands) of small boys...

The contending premises in the debate over gay marriage have thus far been "Same sex couples deserve the same rights and recognition as heterosexual couples" versus "Marriage is only between a man and a woman". Essentially, the question has been whether or not to endorse these relationships as valid.

A thought experiment: Two managers conduct a joint interview with an Iranian man for a job at a factory in Omaha. One of the managers was raised by xenophobic, racist parents who practiced skepticism towards those from the Middle East, while the other manager has traveled extensively, was raised by...