ANALYSIS & OPINION
Big wins for the freedom to marry. Now let’s finish the job.
Until the Obama administration and Congress do their parts to implement the court’s ruling, applying the time-honored “place of celebration” standard that respects lawful marriages by states like New York, the United States will remain a patchwork -- and marriages will sputter in and out like cellphone service.
A victory for gays and for families
In eviscerating DOMA, Justice Kennedy also wrote a stirring defense of the very institution that many conservatives believe is threatened by gay marriage: the American family.
Gutting the landmark civil rights legislation
The chief justice is wrong: almost 94 percent of all voting rights actions from 1957 to 2006 occurred in jurisdictions now subject to federal oversight.
Behind the abdication of Qatar’s emir
The emir’s abdication when Qatar is thriving moves the country into the hands of a new generation with minimal dissent, while giving his son a golden chance to bolster his own legitimacy and credentials.
Marriage equality: Not for states to decide
The Constitution tells us — in no uncertain terms — that marriage equality is not apportioned based on popularity or political convenience.
Public backs Obama on strong carbon controls
An astounding 73 to 21 percent majority rejected the notion that American has to choose between the environment and economy because more regulations “will increase costs, hurt our economic recovery and destroy jobs.”
A fragile peace with Taliban if school attacks escalate
In the week in which America offered to negotiate with the Taliban, three bloody massacres of school children -- shot down simply because they wanted to go to school-- raise grave questions about what kind of peace is on offer.THE LATEST
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