The Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond Virginia is flying a rainbow flag in observance of LGBT Pride Month as a symbol of their commitment to “the values of acceptance and inclusion”. A Virginia legislator is calling for its removal arguing, in part, that it supports an act which he says is still a felony in Virginia.
Story Corp, from National Public Radio, had a story this week about a woman who has demonstrated the principles of restorative justice in a way
Box Turtle Bulletin has gathered together information on the status of the draconian anti-gay bill. A subcommittee of the president’s cabinet has asked the sponsor
The strength of local civil society impacts the probability that a proposed project will come to fruition; the greater the concentration of local civil society, the less likely state-planned projects will be completed.
There were several advances yesterday on the same sex marriage front. Most reported of course was the change in the Obama administration’s posture towards the
Martin Luther King gave his last Sunday sermon at Washington National Cathedral on March 31, 1968. Some of that sermon is reproduced below, but we
In the recent tax deal, modest support for middle class Americans was combined with massive tax cuts for the rich. This is unfair: the rich don’t need the help. It is also inefficient: the rich will save rather than spend their tax cuts, so that cutting their taxes yields little stimulus per dollar of deficit. Can citizens adjust their conduct to counteract such wrong policy?
“Let’s drop the vacuous accusations of activism and instead argue about the right answers to constitutional questions.”
Fred Phelps’ disciples from Westboro Baptist have announced their intention to picket Elizabeth Edwards’ funeral this weekend. Steve Shriffen suggests that there should be legal distinction drawn between speech made in the public arena and speech that is effectively a private attack:
There’s evidence that the American is beginning to experience a sea-change in its views of same-sex marriage. Today there’s a piece pointing out that the GOP’s unified opposition to such moves is beginning to fracture.