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Even U.S. Supreme Court justices care what people think about them, experts say. In their current same-sex marriage cases they fear a big public backlash if they overreach. But history shows such fears to be greatly exaggerated when a controversial...

I would shrug and say "So what?" to the latest details from President Barack Obama's pot-smoking past, except for one thing: He stirred so much hope as a candidate for sensible marijuana policy reforms but, as president, has delivered so little change....

Wednesday's print column I can’t predict how the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the gay marriage cases being argued before them this week, but I can assure you of one thing: As far as issues go,......

I can't predict how the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the gay marriage cases being argued before them this week, but I can assure you of one thing: As far as issues go, gay marriage will not be the next "abortion." I define the...

Perhaps proving the old adage that money cannot buy happiness, two-thirds of bankers say they were unsatisfied with their pay last year. Nearly 70% of finance professionals from New York, London and Singapore reported they were "unhappy" with their...

Here's guessing that when the state's top Democrats gather these days, they're superstitiously avoiding mention of the coup attempt brewing in the Illinois GOP. Goodness knows they don't want to jinx it. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee has...

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A few words to ponder as we sail toward the "fiscal cliff." Those words would be: "That was then, this is now." Strip away the false piety and legalistic hair splitting offered by Republican lawmakers rationalizing their decision to abandon a pledge...

With 37.6 percent of Floridians saying they are “very religious,” Florida ranks at the bottom of Southern states, according to the latest Gallup Poll. Mississippi, with 58 percent of its residents classified as very religious, tops the...

Support for stricter U.S. gun laws hasn't jumped as fast or as far in recent weeks as many liberals had hoped and expected. If you're wondering why, maybe the reason is the shakiness of the public's trust in government itself. After the horrific murders...

Mid-August polls in the three most recent races when an incumbent president facec a challenger: 2004, President George W. Bush (red) vs. John Kerry (blue) FOX/Opinion Dynamics 8/25 44 45 Gallup 8/25 50 47 NPR 8/24 45 50 GWU Battleground......

In another thread, commenter Barry3 points to Democrats, Republicans Diverge on Capitalism, Federal Gov't; results from a new Gallup Poll in which voters were asked for their gut responses to a set of economics-related terms: Democrats have a more...