Jane Mayer has a bone to pick with the David and Charles Koch, billionaire brothers who spend (some of) their money supporting libertarian causes and fighting government regulation. Their spending, she seems to think, is central to the Obama administration’s current (extended) bout of political misfortune. She also insinuates they’ve used their money dirtily, somehow improperly …
A friend sends this email: So, I have some friends and family that want me to start a small revolution over the nomination of Elena Kagan for Solictor General. What do you think of her? I am sorta scared that this is definitely a prequel to the replacement of Ginsburg. I’m thinking Kagan is perhaps left of Ginsburg too? I thought …
California’s Proposition 8 would write the traditional definition of marriage into the state’s constitution. The outcome on November 4 will be sad, regardless of who wins. — The marriage that Americans have known for most of their lives—with its expectations, rights, and responsibilities—is a recent innovation historically speaking. The received wisdom about marriage has changed a lot. Polygamy and exclusivity …