The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Love

The Politics of Love

Two stories in the New York Times this week about same-sex marriage. In the first, Tea Party-friendly, libertarian rich GOP types in New York are putting their substantial resources into the pro-same-sex marriage camp because they see it as both an economic development issue and a "don't tread on me" small government issue. Will these arguments find traction in what is essentially a fundamental question of the civil rights of individuals in the United States? New York...