Columns & Commentary

Gay Marriage No Longer A Right-Wing Wedge Issue

As I watched President Biden sign the historic marriage equality law, his latest of many legislative achievements, I couldn’t help but marvel at how much American culture has changed during the past quarter century. Sometimes the long arc of history does bend toward justice. Those of us with MAGA...

In New York Nobody Has to Wait for the Good Times to Roll

For all practical purposes adults can now walk into a store and buy recreational pot—just like in California. What a difference 40 years makes. If Royal Leaf Club had tried holding a grand opening for its recreational cannabis store in 1980 instead of on October 27, its green balloons...