“For all their differences, the missing white voters and disappointed Democratic-voting nonwhites have one thing in common,” says Pete Spiliakos in today’s column , “Neither sees a reason to vote Republican that is relevant to their lives. The Republicans could do better . . . . Continue Reading »
Polygamists are celebrating the Supreme Court’s marriage rulings, Buzzfeed reports : The Supreme Courts rulings in favor of same-sex marriage Wednesday were greeted with excitement by polygamists across the country, who viewed the gay rights victory as a crucial step toward the . . . . Continue Reading »
It should not be overlooked that the trail to yesterdays decision in United States v. Windsor began in Canada: The State of New York recognizes the marriage of New York residents Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer, who wed in Ontario, Canada, in 2007. But the trail is actually much . . . . Continue Reading »
Who’s Next? Pat Archbold, National Catholic Register How to Hobble Religion Ronan McCrea, Aeon Anglican to Receive Ratzinger Prize Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald A C. S. Lewis Biography, Wretched with Cliches Sam Leith, Guardian Words Are Spilling from the Internet Mic Wright, Telegraph . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m working my way through Windsor , and I must say, Anthony Kennedy has never been worse—sophistry, casual matter-of-fact demonization, unclear basis for the decision, vague and repetitive phrasing, and a nauseating pretense of caring oh-so-much about how our federalist tradition . . . . Continue Reading »
Matthew Franck at NRO provides the best brass-tacks but fair and clear summary of what the two Supreme Court decisions, Windsor v. U.S. and Hollingsworth v. Perry actually did today. Also on NRO is Hadley Arkes’s more alarming interpretation. . . . . Continue Reading »
In a press release today, the Catholic Bishops led by Timothy Cardinal Dolan and Salvatore Cordileone call the Court’s DOMA ruling “tragic” and also lament that it failed to uphold Prop 8: Today is a tragic day for marriage and our nation. The Supreme Court has dealt a profound . . . . Continue Reading »
Today the Supreme Court wrongly decided both marriage cases, but the decisions were not as bad as they might have been. The Court declined to declare same-sex marriage a fundamental right and left the future of marriage policy for individual states to decide. Justice Kennedy wrote for a 5-4 . . . . Continue Reading »
I actually think there are reasonable people on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate. Finally, the biggest thing wrong with Kennedy’s opinion is that its unhinged moralism—based as it is on a conception of dignity or personhood that’s has no real constitutional . . . . Continue Reading »