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Even President Barack Obama likely would agree that 2014 has been a tough year for him—and he doubtless would welcome a sign that he will catch a break or two in 2015.

Well, here’s one: Low oil prices now appear likely to be with us deep into next year, at least, and they are shaping up as a win-win for the president.

It’s hard to imagine a single development that carries so many

“I wanted to go to the Village ‘cuz it’s nothing but gay people,” said Renata Hill in the new documentary “Out in the Night.” “We thought we wouldn’t have a problem if we went to New York. We could just be ourselves,” she recalled.

“That’s not true,” interjected her friend Terrain Dandridge. “That’s where it happened to us.”

“Well,” Renata said, amending her comment, “that’s

Last week, a Colorado federal appeals court ruled that presidential electors in the Electoral College have the right to vote for the presidential candidate of their choice, regardless of which candidate won the state’s popular vote. Coverage of the ruling in the New York Times, which AllSides gives a Lean Left media bias rating, and Fox News, which AllSides gives a Lean Right media bias rating

The federal Defense of Marriage Act may be history in a matter of months, but same-sex couples won't be the financial winners, and the U.S. Treasury won't be the loser.

Those are but some of the unexpected consequences that could emerge if the Supreme Court overturns the 1996 law, which appeared likely — though far from assured — following Wednesday's oral arguments.