It was fitting that when the Supreme Court heard arguments on same-sex marriage bans this Tuesday, a healthy part of the discussion revolved around the "definition of marriage" — not only what that ...

The original definition of the word “bias,” when it entered the English language in the 16th century, was a diagonal line, and specifically one that cut across the warp or weft of a woven fabric. It ...

But be careful not to muddle that definition. How do we mess it up? By switching the verb. To entertain an idea is not the same as fully accepting it. And neither is to entertain an idea the same as ...