U.S. News & Opinion
US soldiers shown on patrol in Iraq. Could combat stress be behind the Fort Hood rampage?
(Reuters/Corbis/Goran Tomasevic)
Fort Hood: The combat stress debate
The suicide rate among Fort Hood's returning soldiers is unusually high. Did their stress unhinge Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan?
Kimberly Munley: A hero at Ft. Hood
Officer Munley saved countless lives by shooting down Nidal Hasan as he fired at her. What can we learn from her courage?
Fort Hood: Breaking opinion
Even before the facts about the Fort Hood military massacre were clear, bloggers and tweeters debated its implications
Abortion: A pro-choicer converts
The controversy surrounding a Planned Parenthood worker who quit and joined anti-abortion protesters
Where did Obama's voters go?
Why young and minority voters stayed home after boosting Obama in 2008
Why Maine rejected gay marriage
Will same-sex marriage always lose when voters—not courts—get to decide?
Driving while Hispanic?
In Dallas, police officers have been ticketing drivers for not being able to speak English. Racism or an innocent error?
Bare breasts on TV: Healthy?
Is showing a semi-nude breast exam on local TV during prime time instructional or exploitative?
Joe Biden's fight with Sarah Palin
Why the 2008 VP rivals are sparring over a once-obscure upstate New York congressional race
Judgment day for gay marriage
What Maine's vote means for the future of same-sex marriage
An Obama referendum?
What off-year elections in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York mean for President Obama
The “American” marathon winner
The first American to win the New York Marathon in decades was born in Africa. Is this really a U.S. victory?
Parents vs. Halloween: Too scary!
"Overprotective" adults and schools are systematically draining October 31 of its fright factor. What are we so afraid of?
Cronyism in the Obama White House
The Washington Times says Obama hasn't ended presidential perks for party donors
Obama, Dover, and the war dead
Was the president's salute a photo op, or an 'overdue' show of gratitude?
Richmond High gang rape
As anger builds over the Richmond High gang rape, people are asking: Should the witnesses who stood by watching be jailed, too?
A White House truce with Fox News
Can peace last between the Obama administration and the news channel it called a GOP propaganda tool?
Is unbiased news dead?
What the accelerating decline in newspaper circulation says about America's appetite for straight news
ESPN’s sex scandal silence
Why hasn't ESPN's ombudsman said anything about the Steve Phillips fiasco?
Arnold Schwarzenegger's vulgar veto note
Did the California governor send a coded "F--- you" message in a veto letter?
