The Supreme Court and the new religious aristocracy
The Supreme Court has effectively authorized schoolteachers to pressure their students to pray. Kennedy v. Bremerton held that football coach Joseph Kennedy had the right to engage in what Justice Neil Gorsuch called a “short, private, personal prayer” on the 50-yard line after games. The court held that forbidding that prayer improperly discriminated on the basis of religion, because employees were allowed to do other personal things with their free time after games
Read MoreAdvocates warn US at risk of losing control on monkeypox
Infectious disease experts and public health advocates are warning that the Biden administration has been too slow to respond to the monkeypox outbreak and that the U.S. is at risk of losing control of the disease. The response to monkeypox is mirroring the worst parts of the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, they say, with severely limited testing and a sluggish rollout of vaccines leading to a virus that's spreading undetected. “Where we have lagged is streamlining testing, making vaccines available, streamlining access to the best therapeutics. All three areas
Read MorePotential political star running for Maryland governor
Maryland Democrats, seeking to regain the governorship after an eight-year hiatus, have an exceptionally well credentialed field: two former Obama cabinet members, one who was chair of the of the Democratic Party, the state's current comptroller and a former attorney gen
Read MoreKinzinger calls Cheney primary challengers 'a bunch of armpit farters'
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) primary challengers are “lying to their constituents” when asked on Sunday about his earlier tweet calling them “armpit farters.” Kinzinger, who along with Cheney has drawn ire from their fellow Republicans for serving on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riot by former President Trump's supporters at the U.S. Capitol, had criticized Cheney’s opponents in multiple tweets after a primary debate las
Read MoreHow will the FBI respond to threats of violence by abortion supporters?
The question shouldn’t have to be asked, but half the country — let’s call it the red half — includes many who suspect that the FBI is biased against those on the right and tolerant of those on the left. There is a disappointing expectation that abortion advocates currently threatening violence won’t be as vigorously investigated as those who hold conservative views have been. This spells trouble for the FBI. The real
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