If Bernie Sanders is both right and wrong at the same time, then another Northeastern politician popular in his home state may be right for the wrong reasons. Massachusetts is close to enacting legislation that will provide legal protections for transgender residents with regard to public accommodations, including public bathrooms. As Think Progress notes: The […]
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Posted inLaw and Justice
“Parent Partnerships” Could Be the Future of Marriage
Shoring up “traditional marriage” won’t help today’s couples or their children. Instead, we need an entirely new legal status – “parent partners.”
Posted inMagazine, Politics, September/October 2015
Can Gay Wedlock Break Political Gridlock?: A Debate
This article includes a reply by David Blankenhorn, William Galston, Jonathan Rauch, and Barbara Dafoe Whitehead. In the divisive, partisan political debates in D.C., the term “grand bargain” refers to a deal in which each side gives up a dearly held position to get what they want. Democrats accept entitlement cuts, for example, while Republicans […]
Posted inCover, Economy, Magazine, March/April/May 2015
Can Gay Wedlock Break Political Gridlock?
Suddenly, it’s in both parties’ interests to fight the broader decline of marriage. Here’s the case for a “marriage opportunity” agenda.
Posted inMagazine, May/June 2013
Under the Gaydar
How gays won the right to raise children without conservatives even noticing.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, Politics, September/October 2012
Identity Politics Revisited
By most accounts, economic issues are the real core of politics, and social issues are a distraction. A historian begs to differ.
