Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) has been boasting his state’s health insurance reform initiative has reduced the number of uninsured by half, with nearly 300,000 more people added to the state’s health insurance rolls. What he doesn’t mention is that four out of five of them are relying heavily on taxpayer subsidies for their health [...]

The Tel Aviv Family Court rejected on Sunday the domestic violence suit of a man who claimed his male partner harassed him, on the grounds that according to the court’s interpretation, Israeli law does not define same-sex couples as a lgitimate family.
The judge based his decision on the wording of Israel’s Declaration of Independence, which [...]

In 1999, Pennsylvania decided that all high school students must meet certain academic standards in order to graduate. Nearly a decade later, however, tens of thousands of our students are receiving diplomas though they have not shown proficiency in core subjects.
Why are so many of our students graduating despite questionable academic proficiency?
Many Pennsylvanians might be [...]