Next Stop for Prop. 8: ...

Mike Sacks, Huffington Post Same-sex marriage continued its march to the Supreme Court on Tuesday as a federal appeals court in San Francisco struck down California's gay marriage ban as a violation of the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal protection.By a 2-1 vote, a panel...

Freedom at 4 Below...

Thomas Friedman, New York Times To observe the democratic awakenings happening in places like Egypt, Syria and Russia is to travel with a glow in your heart and a pit in your stomach.The glow comes from watching people lose their fear and be willing to take enormous risks to assert, not a...

Why Do Liberal Pundits ...

Michael Meyers, NYDN It’s racial code, we’re told, when Newt Gingrich accuses Barack Obama of being America’s “food stamp President.” It’s an assault on low-income Americans, some pundits insist, when Mitt Romney says...

What’s the Matter...

Leon Fink, Salon I, for one, felt there was one thing missing from an otherwise exciting Super Bowl Sunday in my hometown of Indianapolis. There was nary a public peep from union workers about the twin hammer blows — the second delivered only days before the big game —...

Contraception Issue Hea...

Sarah Huisenga, CBS News As GOP front-runner Mitt Romney stepped up his attacks on the Obama administration over the thorny issue of contraceptives and the Catholic Church, Newt Gingrich took on the former Massachusetts governor for enforcing a similar policy during his time in...

Romney Has Reason to Be...

John Fund, National Review Mitt Romney’s campaign will have lots of explanations for their man’s poor showing tonight. Yes, Colorado and Minnesota were caucus states — the turnout is skewed in such contests toward a more conservative electorate. Yes,...

Santorum Delivers a GOP...

King & Yadron, Wall Street Journal Rick Santorum jolted the Republican presidential race Tuesday with a three-state sweep of nominating contests in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota, puncturing Mitt Romney's claim to be the unstoppable front-runner.Mr. Santorum's three...

Foreign Policy Team Pre...

Scott Conroy, RCP On paper at least, Mitt Romney has a long way to go before he can even think about sealing the Republican nomination.But with several world trouble spots flaring up in recent weeks, Romney's foreign policy team is operating at a general election-like level in both...

Government Can’t ...

John Stossel, FOX Business In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson called the pursuit of happiness an unalienable right. This was a radical idea. For most of history, most people didn't think much about pursuing happiness. They were too busy just trying to survive.Then...

Romney Support Falls Ba...

Erin McPike, RCP Under the original election calendar, the Romney campaign foresaw victories in New Hampshire and Nevada as a firewall protecting the candidate's path to the GOP nomination: Post big wins in both states, use the momentum to get a major win in Florida, and then lock up...