It’s pretty strong: Walker’s course of conduct would be sufficient cause for national scandal in any case. That it comes in a case that aims to radically remake the central social institution of American society makes it utterly intolerable. I … Continue reading →
I’d like to tackle this question raised by a commenter at the law blog Volokh: …[H]ow is opposing legalization of same-sex marriage today different from opposing the legalization of interracial marriage back [in the 1960s in the Loving vs Virginia … Continue reading →
Some years ago, Stanley Kurtz wrote a series of articles on the subject of what effect the legalization of same-sex marriage might have on the institution of marriage itself. They make for sobering reading, although (like almost all other social … Continue reading →
It probably did not escape your notice that Chelsea Clinton got married this past weekend. The bride and groom and her parents seemed happy. I’m all for that. And I really don’t care how much they spent on the wedding, … Continue reading →
Phyllis Schlafly has made the news with the following remarks, which have earned that common appellation, “controversial:” Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly took aim at “unmarried women” at a recent fundraiser and in an interview with TPM, saying that they overwhelmingly … Continue reading →
Readers of this blog may have noticed I haven’t given a lot of space to the soap opera trials and tribulations of the Palin family. But it’s hard to ignore the news that daughter Bristol and her erstwhile swain Levi … Continue reading →
Now that Al and Tipper have split, the inevitable rumor of an affair is going round. But the most interesting thing to me is not the possibility of Al’s cheating. I’ve learned that a person who ends a long-term marriage … Continue reading →
…and there’s sorrow and consternation in the land. Seriously, there is. And in order to feel sad about it, it’s not even necessary to be a Democrat, or to like Tipper and Al Gore. It’s almost always upsetting and even … Continue reading →
It’s all tré¨s Frané§ais. The marriage of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and First Lady Carla Bruni appears to have succumbed to simultaneous affairs, he with Junior Minister for Ecology Chantal Jouanno and she with singer Benjamin Biolay. I say, if … Continue reading →
…but the question is, why? I don’t completely understand this need of the wronged spouse to publicly unburden herself (and it’s usually a “her”), either through writing a book or granting interviews, or often both—the latter to promote the former. … Continue reading →
Several people have asked me in the comments section of this post to explain the following statement of mine: It’s almost incomprehensible that Obama would cheat on his wife; he’s too controlled, for one thing. I admit that the explanation … Continue reading →
Mark Sanford is the latest politician confessing to cheating on his wife. You might say it goes with the territory. Politicians tend to be egotistical and aggressive. They also encounter a great deal of opportunity to stray; as Henry Kissinger … Continue reading →