Actions are illegal, not people. But Associated Press has got itself into a political storm by acknowledging this conceptual truth.
Author: Charles Richardson
Another weighty discrimination issue
A Samoan airline is charging its passengers by weight. Is this discrimination, or a move to end discrimination?
Meet the new Kim, same as the old Kim
Kim Jong-un is engaging in the same game as his father did, upping the rhetorical ante to win concessions from the west. It doesn't mean he's going to start a war.
Judges have the last word in Kenya
Kenya's Supreme Court has upheld the victory of Uhuru Kenyatta in this month's presidential election. He still has a problem with the International Criminal Court, but for now it looks like a triumph for Kenya's democratic institutions.
Italian impasse: week 5
Italians prepare to celebrate Easter still without a new government, five weeks after an inconclusive general election.
Public opinion and the Supreme Court
Nate Silver works his magic on public opinion and same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court may be listening.
Right vs. far-right in a French by-election
The centre-right narrowly wins a French by-election from the far-right National Front, with some tricky manoeuvring by the Socialist Party.
Good news for Zimbabwe, at last
The EU has responded to Zimbabwe's constitutional referendum by suspending most of the sanctions on government figures, although not President Mugabe himself.
Anti-gay forces not giving up
In France and America same-sex marriage is facing last-ditch resistance. There may be more to it than just fear of the gays.
The general comes home
General Musharraf returns to Pakistan with a plan to run for president – provided he can stay alive and out of jail.
