Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage

Moral Majority or Immoral Minority?

Stuart Whatley | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics


Stuart Whatley

One wonders when Republicans are going to figure out how to appeal to people rather than traditions.

Prop 8 For Dummies: What to Expect During Thursday's Court Hearing

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics


Emma Ruby-Sachs

The single most important element of the Prop 8 supporter's argument is that the amendment represents the will of the majority of the California population.

Constitutional Relativism and Proposition 8

Noah Manne | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics


Noah Manne

Let's start with this premise: Equal treatment under the law. That is what the U.S. Constitution guarantees, and that is what we, as Americans, agre...

Boone Says Prop-8 Protest Same as Mumbai Terror

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 01.09.2009 | Media


Jeffrey Feldman

When Pat Boone calls Prop-8 protesters "sexual jihadists," he says less about the nature of political discourse in America than he does about the bad habits of right-wing pundit class.

Scapegoating and Proposition 8

Paul Katz | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Paul Katz

I acknowledge that I did little or next to nothing to help. The passage of Prop 8 has galvanized me, though, and I won't make the same mistake twice. I plan to participate now.

WTF? Courtney Love HAPPY Prop 8 passed?

Lisa Derrick | Posted 12.08.2008 | Entertainment


Lisa Derrick

Prop 8 was confusing. Courtney Love is often confused. But this is really insane. From her friends-only blog, CLove seems to be celebrating the passage of the same-sex marriage ban.

The Bigotry of Hope

David Paul Appell | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics


David Paul Appell

You'd think if anyone would appreciate that civil rights are civil rights, it's black Americans. And that's what makes the support of some among them of such bigotry particularly appalling.

Palin: What Should Worry Us Most

William Fisher | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


William Fisher

During the run-up to the election that made Sarah Palin the governor of Alaska, the right-wing pro-life group Eagle Forum sent a detailed questionnair...

What's The Matter With Kentucky? (Republicans Want To Know)

Mark Nickolas | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics


Mark Nickolas

There are some unmistakable signs that the pendulum is swinging back sharply to the Democrats, even in a red state like Kentucky.

High Schooler Debates Rove Over Gay Marriage

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


During his controversial speech at New England prep school Choate Rosemary Hall yesterday, former Bush adviser Karl Rove was challenged by a student "...

Antiabortion Activists Pursuing Aggressive New Strategy

Los Angeles Times | Nicholas Riccardi | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Antiabortion activists in several states are promoting constitutional amendments that would define life as beginning at conception, which could effect...

The New Rudy: I'd Support A Constitutional Ban On Gay Marriage

The Hill | Sam Youngman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Tony Perkins, head of the Family Research Council, told The Hill Saturday that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) would support a constituti...