Gay Conservatism and Straight Liberation  —  BEFORE there was a national debate about same-sex marriage, there was a debate within the gay community about whether it was a worthwhile goal to chase at all.  —  This debate was tactical (since the cause once seemed quixotic) but also philosophical.

Constitutional Remedies to a Lawless Supreme Court  —  This week, we have twice seen Supreme Court justices violating their judicial oaths.  Yesterday, the justices rewrote Obamacare, yet again, in order to force this failed law on the American people.  Today, the Court doubled …

Woman removes Confederate flag in front of SC statehouse  —  COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — The Confederate flag has been temporarily removed from in front of the South Carolina Statehouse.  —  An unidentified black woman was about halfway up the more than 30-foot steel flagpole …

Ten Days in June  —  What a series of days in American life, full of savage mayhem, uncommon forgiveness, resistance to forgiveness, furious debate, mourning, and, finally, justice and grace.  As President Obama led thousands of mourners in Charleston, South Carolina, in “Amazing Grace,” I thought about late 2013 and early 2014.

Kurdish recapture of Syria's Kobane reported  —  Activists say ISIL fighters expelled from Kurdish town, a day after they killed hundreds in apparent act of vengeance.  —  Doha, Qatar - Kurdish forces have recaptured Syria's Kobane from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, activists and a monitoring group say.

Escaped Inmate Remains on the Loose After Other Killed  —  Officials said earlier Friday they had no reason to believe Matt wasn't with fellow escapee David Sweat but he has not been sighted since his escape.  —  Investigators set up a perimeter in the area around where Matt was killed …