Adam Cohen

The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state. ”

Federal law should hold organizations like the League of Women Voters harmless if they make good-faith mistakes while registering people. ”

Social Security, all public and no option, rescued older Americans from living their final years in poverty. ”

There was a rule, back when I was an education lawyer in Alabama, about visiting public schools: always go on a rainy day so you can see how badly the roofs leak. ”

If apes are given the right to humane treatment, it just might become harder to deny that same right to their human cousins. ”

Regency romances end in marriage; zombie stories end in the zombies being vanquished. 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' delivers both. ”

It makes sense to have cameras in places where terrorism and crime are of particular concern - such as in Times Square or near major bridges and tunnels. It would be more troubling to learn, however, that the government has focused cameras on the front doors of our homes just to keep track of our comings and goings. ”

Our movements reveal a great deal about who we are. A record of our locations over time can reveal whether we go to tent revivals or radical political meetings, abortion clinics or AIDS doctors. ”

The blogosphere makes it possible to have a sprawling national conversation about the hard times - often among people who would never find each other offline. ”

Vampires are sleek demons for good times. They suavely leech off society - like investment bankers who plunder outsize shares of deals for themselves or rapacious fund managers. ”