The Orange County Register is basically one of the most conservative newspapers in California. It is the bastion of the Southern California Republican community, and it will have no truck with any liberal nonsense. Which makes it…simply amazing…that they just published an editorial supporting gay marriage. YAY!

The DREAM Act is a great illustration of the polarization surrounding the immigration debate.

High fashion: now it’s for kids, too! A throwback to the Renaissance, when children went from long pants to adult clothes at age five. I wonder if we will be marrying girls off at age 12 next?

Is market manipulation playing a role in rising food prices? (Thanks for the link, Vicki!)

The energy crisis can be solved, but most of us won’t like the ways in which it can be solved, which means that those methods are pretty much off the bargaining table. God forbid people actually have to pay for gas!

Don’t want to get raped? Don’t wear lipstick, says the Malaysian government. Nice. Classy.

California, it is on fire.

The Justice Department is getting slammed for illegal hiring practices. Oh, the sweet smell of corruption.