Phineas Baxandall

In his column “Judicial Overreach,” Paul Starr argues that the recent Massachusetts decision was not only blind to the political reaction but also unpersuasive. Here, Phineas Baxandall responds. Paul Starr’s discussion of gay marriage and political tactics recognizes the perils of pushing Americans to use the “M-word.” There is another farsighted solution that he does […]