Last week, PBS rebroadcast Ken Burns’ “The Civil War,” twenty-five years after its premier. Once again I was hooked by probably the greatest documentary ever made, a meditation on our history that every citizen ought to be exposed to. When … Continue reading
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The Supreme Court last week upheld the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, and made same-sex marriage legal nationwide. Those were interesting rulings, but even more interesting perhaps were the conniptions they caused in some quarters. Though Obamacare survived by a … Continue reading
The Supreme Court ended its term Monday with a predictable opinion in the Hobby Lobby case. The privately-held, family corporation objected to being forced to offer health plans that included some forms of birth control. The owners argued this was … Continue reading