It’s a reform that would make a radical and revolutionary change to our whole social system. It would weaken the family structure, which is the basic unit of a healthy society. It would violate tradition, nature and the religious teachings of nearly every faith.
Editorials
OUR OPINION: Appeals court: DOMA denies equal protection
As Maine voters go to the polls to decide whether to permit same-sex marriage, a federal court in New York took on the same issue from another angle.
VIEW FROM AWAY: Michael Vick, dog owner
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, convicted in 2007 of running a brutal dogfighting operation, has gotten a dog.
VIEW FROM AWAY: Presidential debate impact rising; 3rd act may be critical
In the second presidential candidate debate, an aggressive Mitt Romney and a rejuvenated Barack Obama faced a town hall forum grilling, with both playing well to their own camps.
Releasing names alone compounds the harm in prostitution case
Can you ever be too careful? Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren has shown that you can and that innocent people can get hurt.
OUR OPINION: Foes of same-sex marriage should stick to the truth
The two sides in the same-sex marriage referendum at times sound as if they are having two different debates.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Is Romney’s tax plan secret or just nonsensical?
Mitt Romney, who built Bain Capital and ran Massachusetts with technocratic detachment, is a famously astute numbers guy.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Government decides companies can ignore law
If you ever doubted the fact that many politicians see citizens as mere pawns in their political game, the wrangling about whether employers should give adequate notice about looming layoffs should enlighten you.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: ‘Insider attacks’ shouldn’t change U.S. timetable
The recent spate of attacks by Afghan forces against their coalition counterparts is troubling, to say the least, but it should not change the timetable for withdrawal.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Too bad politics doesn’t have ‘flop’ police
Anyone who has watched a basketball game has likely seen what is casually known as “the flop.”