With today’s arguments before the Supreme Court there is one clear and overwhelming consensus in the country: full marriage equality is the future. It’s just a question of how long. How many years (months?) until you and your same sex fiance can get married in Alabama and how long till the Social Security Administration recognizes your relationship with your same sex spouse (seems sooner for the latter than the former)? Relatedly, in political terms, it seems clear that gay rights’ days are numbered as a right-wing wedge issue; and it may soon play as a wedge issue on the other side of the partisan divide. Read More

(DC Metro police gave all clear just after 7:15 PM)

We’re getting conflicting reports of a developing situation outside FBI headquarters in Washington, DC. DC metro police is on the scene and several fire trucks. Metro police say in a tweet it’s due to a “suspicious vehicle.” Read More