Finding bliss is complicated, no matter where you are in the world
Infographic: Play The Game of Happiness
See what the research says about what helps–and what hurts–in our pursuit of bliss
Video: The Changing Views of Liberal Politicians on DOMA, 1996 to 2013
From Bill and Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama, liberal politicians opposed gay marriage until recently. Here’s what they said then and now.
Meet the Woman Behind the Texas Abortion Filibuster
The story of state senator Wendy Davis’ breakout performance on the national stage
Video: Reactions to the Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Decisions
Plaintiffs and political activists weigh in on the high court’s landmark rulings
In Landmark Ruling, Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense Of Marriage Act
The Supreme Court struck down the Defense Against Marriage Act, capping one of the fastest civil rights shifts in the nation’s history.
Congress Says Special-Ops Budget Top Too Secret
While details on spending on specific national-security programs are sometimes kept from the public, such secrecy is not supposed to extend to Congress. Lawmakers are supposed to have detailed information on Executive-Branch …
Supreme Victory: Gay Marriage Decisions Spark Celebration
Gay couples and activists across the country are celebrating two Supreme Court rulings, one declaring the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and the other clearing the way for same-sex marriage in …
How Edward Snowden Snuck Through
Background checks are one of those commodities you typically only realize are flawed when it’s too late, after someone who shouldn’t have been cleared is caught doing some nefarious deed.
As Edward Snowden is traipsing …
What Is PTSD…And Who Is It For?
The light went on in my head during a debate over PTSD nomenclature last year.
Then-president of the American Psychiatric Association, John Oldham, was chairing a session entitled Combat-Related PTSD: Injury or Disorder?
A …
FDA Approves New Cigarettes in First Use of New Regulatory Power Over Tobacco
It’s taken four years, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally exerted its authority to review and regulate cigarettes and certain tobacco products
Oh-Dark-30 Mission
Army 1st Lt. Dan Hewing readies an MRAP before a June 24 patrol in Helmand province.
Obama’s Climate Words Are Nice. His Climate Deeds Are Even Nicer.
Obama has probably done more than anyone in the history of the planet to reduce carbon emissions