Search results for

In the 2004 election, citizens in 11 states amended their constitutions to define marriage as between a man and a woman. This year promises to be a rematch of that question: As many as 10 states will consider an amendment to ban gay marriage.

The picture book How to Be a Good Dog is quite an engaging read. And Lulu, the ever-clever canine, has plenty of good things to say about it herself.

Some players of online role-playing games are so determined that they will pay real money to get ahead. Steve Inskeep talks with Julian Dibbell, who wrote about the tax implications of this practice in a recent issue of Legal Affairs.

10 people are dead after an 18-year-old white man allegedly carried out an attack at a supermarket in a majority Black community.

Ben Smith, a.k.a. The Politicker, tells Scott Simon how he distills political news for his New York Observer blog. He also notes some fellow blogs he tries to read on a daily basis.

The Elder Wisdom Circle was founded on the premise that people over 60 have wisdom to impart. With 250 members nationwide, the group offers advice to thousands who e-mail their Web site.

Sen. Sam Brownback, a social conservative who played a key role in recent Supreme Court nomination battles, doesn't deny being interested in running for president. But the Kansas Republican says it's too early to talk about 2008 yet.

Steve Inskeep tries out the new Fusion razor by Gillette, which boasts five blades. To test it out, he shaved one-half of his face with the Fusion and one-half with the four-blade Quattro, put out by Gillette's competitor, Schick.

Yale Law School Dean Harold Hongju Koh's parents fled a dictatorship in Korea to raise their family in the United States. Their story, and his own work for the State Department, inspired Koh's belief in freedom.

It's hard not to notice when 18,000 people pick up and leave town all at once. Each time the soldiers at Fort Stewart are deployed, the residents of Hinesville, Ga., feel the absence keenly.