Every holiday season, I always used to be careful about my greetings: by wishing Merry Christmas to those who celebrated it, and by wishing Happy Hanukkah only before Hanukkah was over -- and with the necessary irony for those Jewish … [Read more...]
Archives for December 20, 2013
Could Utah be #18 for marriage equality?
I'm guessing not if they have anything to say about it, but a federal judge just ruled that the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates due process and equal protection without a rational basis. It's a district-level ruling and yes, it … [Read more...]
“There Are Two Americas, And One Is Better Than The Other”
That's the eye-catching headline of an item posted on a widely-read politics site this morning. What is the author talking about? He's talking about the story about now-suspended "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson's racist and anti-gay … [Read more...]
Republican Charlie Baker’s “Papers Please” Approach to Homelessness
[Cross-posted from the ProgressMass blog. Like ProgressMass on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.] With a spike in homelessness in Massachusetts, Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker has decided to dip a toe into the policy … [Read more...]