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Parsing the Pregnancy Pact Nancy Gibbs' circumscribed view of responsibility cannot be labeled surprising in a society that still castigates women and girls for their sexual behavior [July 7]. Nonetheless, she too eagerly embraces the archaic idea that the only proper way to "take responsibility for the consequences" of heterosexual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 7/10/2008 | See Source »

There are three ways that women and teenagers can take responsibility for a pregnancy: abortion, adoption or parenting. One option is not more responsible than the others. Each is a valid choice, as long as the chosen path is the best for the individual pregnant woman. And that is her...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 7/10/2008 | See Source »

In his 1907 State of the Union address, Theodore Roosevelt, dismayed that there were no laws to "hamper an unscrupulous man of unlimited means from buying his own way into office," proposed "a very radical measure" he hoped might make elections more fair and transparent. (To his great embarrassment, Roosevelt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Financing: A Brief History | 6/30/2008 | See Source »

Not all of the cases citing Lawrence have been decided in favor of gay-rights plaintiffs. Florida's ban on adoption by gay couples, for instance, has stood. But the impact of Lawrence v. Texas will likely only grow, say the lawyers involved in the arguments five years ago. "What...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Court's Gay Rights Legacy | 6/28/2008 | See Source »

And no matter how they define patriotism, Americans should tremble before suggesting that any fellow citizen lacks it. Obama's original mistake was not in declining to wear the flag pin but in saying he had stopped wearing it because he saw "people wearing a lapel pin but not acting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War Over Patriotism | 6/26/2008 | See Source »

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