In Washington, D.C., the battle over gay marriage is just heating up. As he introduces us the culture warriors leading the fight, Adam Serwer argues that an alliance between local and national activists is a test of the effectiveness of Republicans' reliance on wedge issues. And Terence Samuel tells political junkies to stop wringing their hands -- the Virginia gubernatorial primary does not mean what they think it does. As always, subscribe to our RSS feed to receive our articles as soon as they are published. Also, follow us on Twitter for highlights from our blog. --The Editors