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They Call It Video Crack

You know the tide has turned against video gambling when Doug Jennings announces its time to throw it out of his state. The South Carolina legislator, a lawyer and popular fourth-term Democrat, had backed the video-machine operators ever since he took office in 1991; after all, they helped keep many small businesses alive in his

Tim Tebow Debate: Should Homeschoolers Be Allowed on Public-School Sports Teams?

Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow kneels and prays before the start of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in December 2011, in Denver. The Denver Broncos offseason just started, but their star quarterback Tim Tebow is already back in the news. Legislators in Virginia and several other states are considering proposals to allow

Too Big to Cocktail? Judge Upholds Weight Discrimination in the Workplace

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, left, and its sister property, the Water Club, in Atlantic City, N.J., on March 20, 2013 Most forms of workplace discrimination have been barred for years thanks to state and federal protections. But in 49 states around the U.S., theres still at least one thats legal: discrimination based on

Turning Point: Close Call | TIME

In 1970 I was on what later would be called the mommy track. Id gone to law school, but Id followed the conventional wisdom of the time: get educated, get married, have your children. Dont let your skills get rusty, but dont put your whole self into your work either. When the kids are older,

USUHS: No Wonder Some Pronounce It USELESS

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. Battleland gets ticked off when people working for him cant answer straight-forward questions about how much of his and other taxpayers money is paying for something.