Religious conservatives are increasingly opposing birth control. The Bush administration has shifted funding from sex education endorsing condoms to programs preaching “abstinence only.” And Bush F.D.A. appointees spent three years blocking nonprescription use of the “morning after” pill, despite overwhelming evidence of its safety.  more…

The proposal that citizens should show proof of identity before voting is not an unreasonable burden, nor is it an attempt to disenfranchise any segment of our society.
The only people who will be negatively affected by this legislation are those at whom it is directed—noncitizens who try to vote illegally.
The only people who will be […]

Warwick Sabin (Arkansas Times)
When the story of the 2006 Arkansas governor’s race is written, the turning point will probably be traced to Aug. 18. That’s the day Democrat Mike Beebe and Republican Asa Hutchinson announced a joint agreement on the terms of their debates. They set a long list of very specific ground rules governing […]

On Two Wheels - We’re all for anything that makes riding a motorcycle safer, up to and including the airbags with which some cycle manufacturers have begun experimenting. But we feel as though those manufacturers have gotten a little ahead of themselves. They’ve skipped an important step. While motorcycle airbags may save lives in some […]

America’ idealog and chief - Said Bush, we know by “ history and logic” that “ promoting democracy is the surest way to build security. ” But history and logic teach, rather, what George Washington taught: The best way to preserve peace is to be prepared for war and to stay out of wars that […]