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Conservative bishops court the disdain of Catholic women

By David Horsey — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:00:00 PDT

America’s conservative Catholic bishops are so worried that some woman in their employ will get access to birth control that they have filed 12 lawsuits against the federal government. What they are failing to see is a much bigger challenge that should have them truly worried: the independence of Catholic women.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg faces the perils of Wall Street

By David Horsey — Wed, 23 May 2012 05:00:00 PDT

Congratulations to Mark Zuckerberg on his surprise wedding last Saturday. I certainly hope his marriage gets off to a better start than Friday’s initial public offering of shares in his social networking colossus, Facebook.

Today's anarchists are just brats in black

By David Horsey — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:00:00 PDT

The small gangs of destructive knuckleheads who style themselves as anarchists have been the bane of Occupy Wall Street protests this spring. On May Day, the brats in black smashed store windows, bashed cars and fought with police on the streets of Seattle, Oakland, Montreal and other cities. Their antics stole attention from the thousands of peaceful protesters who may have had serious things to say about the expanding divide between rich and poor.

White babies are the new minority in America

By David Horsey — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:58:00 PDT

Pudgy, pink Gerber babies are no longer the typical child being born in the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, moms who are Latino, Asian, African American or mixed race are now giving birth to just over 50% of American babies.

Greek debt crisis proves Obama is not master of his own fate

By David Horsey — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:47:00 PDT

Americans like to believe they are masters of their own destiny. The ancient Greeks had a different understanding. They thought the fate of humanity was in the hands of temperamental gods. Modern Greeks are demonstrating how their ancestors, not Americans, were closer to the truth.

Tea party insurgents are rattling and energizing the GOP

By David Horsey — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:00 PDT

If it has accomplished nothing else, the tea party insurgency has made Republicans vastly more newsworthy than Democrats. While the party of the left plods along performing the boring old tasks of governing, the party of the right is engaged in high drama worthy of Shakespeare.

Republican Party suckles at the breast of Big Business

By David Horsey — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:00:00 PDT

If money is the mother’s milk of politics, then America’s big corporations are Big Mama and Big Baby is the Republican Party suckling at the enormous bosom of business. Democrats, meanwhile, are abandoned brats scrounging for nourishment wherever they can find it.

Does Mitt Romney still have a high school bully inside?

By David Horsey — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:36:00 PDT

Sure, you may know which man -- Mitt Romney or Barack Obama -- you want to see running the country, but which one would you have wanted to know in high school?

Obama champions gay marriage; the culture war is on

By David Horsey — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:00:00 PDT

President Obama has crossed the Rubicon and come to the defense of same-sex marriage. For him, it was a small step, since his is already the most pro-gay rights presidency in history, but it will have big political ramifications.

Al Qaeda goes retro with exploding underwear

By David Horsey — Wed, 9 May 2012 05:00:00 PDT

Those sultans of style at Al Qaeda have released their line of lingerie for spring and it’s a blast. Tucked away in their secret atelier in Yemen, the fanatics of fashion have come up with an updated version of the exploding underwear that caused such a stir on Christmas Day 2009 when a hapless African lad tried to blow up an airliner over Detroit and only managed to severely singe his private parts.