The Supreme Court and Gay Marriage  —  For the second time in three terms, the Supreme Court has agreed to consider the constitutionality of same-sex marriage.  The last time around, the justices declined to take up the broad question.  This time, there is every reason for them to follow …

French Prime Minister: ‘I Refuse to Use This Term Islamophobia’  —  Manuel Valls argues that the charge of ‘Islamophobia’ is often used to silence critics of Islamism.  —  The prime minister of France, Manuel Valls, has emerged over the past tumultuous week as one of the West's most vocal foes of Islamism …

NBC Developing Underground Railroad Miniseries and Musical With Stevie Wonder  —  Tentatively titled “Freedom Run,” the project follows several couples trying to escape slavery.  —  NBC is looking to expand its event programming with another miniseries.  Entertainment chairman Robert …

Introducing: the world's first airport terminal for animals  —  John F Kennedy Airport in New York will be home to a $48m animal cargo facility, set to open in the first quarter of 2016.  Humans, prepare to be jealous.  —  Air travel can be such a nightmare, but one airport is determined …

The racial politics of seating white sex offender in state legislature  —  Last month, Joseph Morrissey was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a 17-year-old girl with whom he had a sexual relationship.  The girl worked as a receptionist in Morrissey's law office.

Sam Brownback reverses course, proposes new taxes  —  Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, whose massive tax cuts became a cause célèbre for conservatives but threw his state's budget into disarray, announced Friday that he would pursue tax increases.  —  In a stark turnaround …

2015: It's time to fire the IRS  —  Imagine what would happen if a retail store or company like Best Buy or Home Depot announced it has plans to slash customer service, that it will make people stand in lines for at least a half hour, and that any customer due a refund will have to wait several weeks.

Trying To Understand Why Marc Andreessen And Larry Summers Disagree Using Facebook  —  I was a little puzzled to see that Larry Summers and Marc Andreessen were disagreeing.  Not over something as trivial as politics or anything, they can disagree all they like on that, of course.

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Holder limits seized-asset sharing process that split billions with local, state police  —  Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Friday barred local and state police from using federal law to seize cash, cars and other property without evidence that a crime occurred.

Jindal doubles down on Muslim ‘no-go zones’ in Europe  —  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a potential candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, will give a speech Monday in London and reiterate the disputed claim that Muslim immigrants have created “no-go zones” in Europe where non-Muslims are not welcome.

VIDEO: Men Apologize To Women Who've Had Abortions: Sorry ‘This Is Available’  —  In a video entitled “The Apology,” three Christian men apologize to women for allowing them to have an abortion and for not putting up a fight “for the opportunity to save a child.”