• In the wake of the Senate vote on abortion funding in health-care legislation, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend explains why religion should not stand in the way of ensuring that millions of Americans get much-needed insurance.
• Lt. Dan Choi, a gay Iraq war veteran who outed himself earlier this year, discusses a new bill that would allow gay members of the armed forces to testify openly at Congressional hearings on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” without the risk of discharge.
• Why are a growing number of longtime conservatives leaving the right? Alan examines the developing trend.
