Changing Times

It’s unlikely that same-sex marriage is going to push the economy out of the dominant role in this election. Indeed, short of a major international incident, it is unlikely that any other issue will displace the economic ones. But gay marriage was the most discussed issue last week. The most remarkable thing was not President Obama’s announcement that he would embrace same-sex marriage, even if ...

Charlie Cook: GOP May Want to Rethink Gay Marriage

It’s unlikely that same-sex marriage is going to push the economy out of the dominant role in this election. Indeed, short of a major international incident, it is unlikely that any other issue will displace the economic ones. But gay marriage was the most discussed issue last week. The most remarkable thing was not President Obama’s announcement that he would embrace same-sex marriage, even if ...

James Peron: Gays Don't Take Away Parents, God Does

One argument offered by religious opponents of same-sex marriage is that "every child has a natural right to a mother and father." The most obvious problem with this is that there is no such right, nor would same-sex marriage interfere with it if it did exist.

Calif. Legislature Considers First-Ever Regulation of 'Conversion Therapy'

A bill currently being amended in the California State Senate would make it harder for doctors who practice conversion therapy to service homosexual clients. If passed, it would be the first bill in the United States to regulate the practice.

Oops — wrong future!

The need for public investment in American infrastructure should not be a partisan issue. But the capture of the Republican Party by free market fundamentalists and neo-Confederate localists has led to the identification of the infrastructure issue with the Democrats. The progressive case for infrastructure investment is compelling on many levels. In the short term, it can put unemployed capital ...