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- Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional? Sadly, I’m Not So Sure.
Opening statements began today in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the constitutional challenge to Proposition 8. I’m torn. The libertarian in me strongly supports same-sex marriage, and if the challenge is successful it means gay people can marry in California. On the other hand, though, I just don’t see how, exactly, Prop 8 violates the US Constitution. [...]
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- More Mackey
John Mackey’s all over the place lately. This time he’s interviewed in the latest issue of Reason magazine. Reason is obviously a friendlier outlet than the habitually from-all-possible-perspectives New Yorker (on which I commented previously); no real tough questions or challenges here. But it’s an overview of what Mackey’s about that’s probably closer to what [...]
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- A New Kind of Libertarian
Years ago, my personal youthful idealism took the form of believing that if government left people alone it could and would solve all society’s ills–and make life way more fun as a happy consequence. How could anyone not be a libertarian?, I thought.
You know the type: government was almost always a hindrance to progress, people [...]Popularity: 65% [?]
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