Government

I enjoy making out my tax returns. It’s the only time I can be grateful for all my medical problems. That trip to the emergency room, for example, when I cut my hand in a kitchen accident (I was in the kitchen by accident — I seldom go there intentionally)... more »

As the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War approaches, most Americans say the war between the North and South is still relevant to American politics and public life today. In a nation that has long endured deep racial divisions, the history of that era still elicits some strong reactions. more »

From now on, the government need follow just one simple rule — subsidize through the tax system — to preclude taxpayer challenges to state funding of religion ... Today’s holding therefore will prevent federal courts from determining whether some subsidies to sectarian organizations comport with our Constitution’s guarantee of religious neutrality. more »

Santorum appeared on a New Hampshire radio talk show, blaming abortions for "causing Social Security and Medicare to be underfunded." But he not only misstated the abortion statistic, he also got it wrong when he said that "our birthrate is now below replacement rate for the first time in our history." more »