Vatican studying whether women are people, too

The Vatican announced recently that it would appoint a commission on study the possibility of having girl deacons. Here’s more from one of the commission members, Dr. Phyllis Zagano. This most likely is cause for celebration, but it feels so much like too little, too late. But yay?  

Wait. Free college??!?!

Last week, Pres. Obama proposed making two years of community college free and universal. It faces, of course, an uphill battle. This is  wonderful, but it’s not new. A commission in the 1940s suggested something like this, free education all the way up to the “14th grade.” The potential for this could be huge, according …