Death Be Not Proud: Moved in part by the story of a young and terminally ill California woman who moved to Oregon to be able to commit assisted suicide, the California legislature has approved assisted suicide for the state. In …

The NukeDeal: Senate Democrats yesterday blocked a Republican resolution to reject the six-country nuclear agreement with Iran, thereby nearly ensuring the deal will go into effect. The United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China are all party to the …

Add Hominem: A team of scientists has announced the discovery in a South African cave of the remains of a previously unknown species of human they have named “Homo naledi.” Two years ago cavers found a chamber full of bones …

  Religious and Free: After five days in jail for contempt of court, Rowan County, KY Clerk Kim Davis plans to return to the office later this week. She was joined in her moment of freedom by Republican Presidential candidate …

Nation: President Obama yesterday issued an executive order requiring all companies with government contracts to give their employees seven days of sick leave a year. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez told reporters, “We believe the cost of implementing this rule is …

The Great Migration: Germany accepted about 20,000 new migrants over the weekend and an estimated 11,000 more are expected to arrive today. Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that what she describes as the “breathtaking” influx of migrants will “occupy and …

The Great Migration: Thousands of migrants have crossed the border from Hungary into Austria in the past 48 hours, many of them on their way to Germany. About 11,000 have already taken trains to Germany. Migrants from the Middle East …

The Great Migration: Thousands of migrants arrived in Austria today in buses provided by the Hungarian government after several hundred frustrated people set out to walk to get out of the country. About 4,000 migrants were told they were welcome …

Church v. State: Five deputy clerks in Rowan County Kentucky offered to issue same-sex marriage licenses after their boss was found in contempt of court and sent to jail for refusing. District Judge David L. Bunning yesterday ordered Kim Davis …

Migration Crisis: The image of a drowned three-year-old boy washed up on a Turkish beach has drawn attention around the world to the migration crisis in Europe. The Syrian boy lying face down at the waterline was wearing a bright …