What to Think About Anti-Gay Crusaders Who Now Say They’re Sorry?
Exodus International's Alan Chambers, Ken Mehlman, and others like them have done serious damage to a righteous cause. Is an apology enough?
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Supreme Court Decisions in Favor of Gay Marriage Would Not Go ‘Too Far, Too Fast’
Research in political science provides strong reasons to suspect that the Supreme Court may lead public opinion over the long-run.
News Outlets Show Significant Bias in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage
The public is in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, but not by a margin of five to one, which is how a new Pew study weighs coverage during Supreme Court hearings for two landmark cases.
Supreme Court Rules Unanimously That Human Genes Cannot Be Patented
But some questions still remain unanswered.
The Failings of the IRS Go Far Beyond Targeting Conservative Groups
What’s the good news that might come out of the current IRS scandal? It might rip the veil off of entities that, since the Citizens United decision, wrap themselves in the protective layer of the IRS code only to operate in the shadows.
Affirmative Action’s Road Doesn’t Pass Through Perfection
Look for another workaround in case the Supreme Court goes negative on affirmative action.
Expect Gay Marriages in the Courthouse, Not the Statehouse
In Europe and most of the rest of the world, gay marriage arrives via legislatures, not courts. But the U.S. is different, as always.
Bowling Alone at the Supreme Court
What happens when your findings get away from you? In 2007, the Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam, most…
Will Obamacare Ruling Swing Public Opinion? History Says It May.
If Roe v. Wade is indicative, a high-profile Supreme Court decision can influence the public’s view of a controversial issue.