Editors’ Blog - 2015
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03.31.15 | 11:47 am
Don’t Miss This

As Harry Reid prepares for retirement, here’s a part of his legacy that will be transformative for the country long after his time in the Senate is over.

03.31.15 | 11:58 am
Just a Heads Up

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03.31.15 | 2:52 pm
Obviously

If Gov Pence wants to clear everything up and opposes discrimination against gays, presumably he’s going to push an LGBT anti-discrimination law? Right?

03.31.15 | 11:04 pm
A Bigger Deal Than You Think

As the Indiana debacle unfolds there is an unmistakeable and merited glee from supporters of LGBT rights as they watch the law’s sponsors buffeted by waves of bad publicity and threatened boycotts. As I noted on Monday, Indiana is anything but the first state to pass anti-gay legislation. It’s just that the state’s governor and Republican legislators seem to have stumbled onto one of those tipping point moments when the balance of public sentiment and action doesn’t just shift but shifts dramatically, with the initial shift building on itself. I doubt very much that most of the companies and organizations that have announced boycotts or opposition in recent days thought they would be doing so before Salesforce’s Marc Benioff made his announcement just five days ago.

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04.01.15 | 10:15 am
It’s Come to This

Indiana pizzeria vows to never deliver a pizza to a gay wedding.

04.01.15 | 11:12 am
A Look Far Into the Past

Here’s a fascinating look at the Victorian origins of that seemingly ultimate 21st century thing, the “personal brand.”

04.01.15 | 3:21 pm
Creeping Cottonism?

McConnell warns foreign countries about President Obama’s UN climate plan.

04.02.15 | 9:03 am
Love is Hard; And Not Only Love

Two handsome older gentlemen and “girlfriends” in search of visas. It has to end well. Welcome to the latest chapter in the Menendez scandal.