While finding that Americans narrowly favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to legally marry, a new Associated Press-GfK poll also shows most believe wedding-related businesses should be allowed to deny service to same-sex couples for religious reasons. CONT. Emily Swanson & Brady McCombs, AP Read more »
What LGBT Americans think of same-sex marriage
Nearly all LGBT Americans support same-sex marriage, but enthusiasm for this new legal change now under review by the U.S. Supreme Court isn’t as uniform as one might think. While the rising level of support for same-sex marriage among the general public is well known and now stands at 52%, […] Read more »
Economic Freedom Does Not Necessarily Lead to Greater Tolerance
Differences in race, religion and sexual orientation have erupted in violence around the world recently, making it all too clear that tolerance is an ideal that our societies haven’t fully achieved. What isn’t well known is that economists have been studying tolerance and its preconditions for many years, discovering some […] Read more »
Marriage Case Offers G.O.P. Political Cover
The news Friday that the Supreme Court will rule on same-sex marriage brought elation from gays and lesbians who are hopeful the justices will grant them the constitutional protections they have long sought. But another group also saw a possible reason to celebrate if the court does indeed rule that […] Read more »
Can Jeb Bush Defy the Tea Party and Win?
Can Jeb Bush win the Republican presidential nomination while defying the most ideologically committed wing of his party? Bill Clinton did this successfully in 1992, when he staked out conservative stands opposed by the liberal wing of his party — the so-called Sister Souljah strategy, designed to distance himself from […] Read more »
What’s Ahead for Americans in 2015?
As 2014 ends, the attention of a nation turns to 2015 and how Americans’ attitudes and opinions may change in the months ahead. The political focus in 2015 will inevitably turn away from lame-duck President Barack Obama, and toward the maneuverings of the multitude of politicians who are in one […] Read more »