The trend lines for legalizing marijuana and gay marriage look pretty similar. But there’s no reason to assume they’ll stay that way.
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux is a freelance writer and a former writing fellow at the Prospect.
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Popping the Pill’s Bubble
Free birth control is great, but it’s not going to do women much good if they don’t know which method to use.
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Values Voter 2013: War, War, Everywhere, and Not a Stop to Think
Ted Cruz hit a home run at this weekend’s Values Voter Summit by playing to the religious right’s love of martyrdom.
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Virginia’s Libertarian Surge That Wasn’t
Robert Sarvis, the third-party candidate for governor in the state, won’t be allowed to participate in the next debate. What does this mean for his chances in November?
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A New York State of Self-Esteem
The city’s program to improve girls’ body image could actually work.
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Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Pray
Public prayer before a football game is clearly unconstitutional. So why do schools keep doing it?
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The Conversation: What’s the Best Way to Die?
A doctor and a journalist wrestle with our health-care system’s troubled relationship with death.
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Life Takes Visa—Except If You Want to Buy Pot
Momentum for marijuana legalization is growing, but dispensary owners still can’t take credit cards or open a bank account.
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The Last of the Late-Term Abortion Providers
A new documentary, After Tiller, follows the only four doctors in the country who will terminate a pregnancy in its last three months.
