Everyone’s favorite state, Arizona, is working to balance its budget with a new tax — er, fee — on poor folks. If you had to balance a budget, wouldn’t you find the poorest and least educated families, the most likely to have families afflicted by crime and addiction, and charge ’em $25 to visit their […]
E.J. Graff
Posted inArticle
Yesterday in the Ongoing Saga over the Withering Defense of Marriage Act …
As you may know, there are three current battlefronts in the effort to repeal DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act. One’s in Congress: Senators Feinstein and Nadler have introduced a bill, The Respect for Marriage Act, that won’t go anywhere in an election year. Another is in several federal courts: a series of lawsuits are […]
Posted inArticle
No More Family Secrets
The New York Times ran an astounding story yesterday about a sperm donor with 150 offspring. Imagine having 149 half-siblings, putting you in one of the biggest genetic families in history. Jacqueline Mroz’s piece nicely explored some of the ethical queasiness and consequences of leaving family-making entirely to the free market. Here’s the key quote: […]
Posted inArticle
What’s a Line?
A decade ago — a time unit that’s on all our minds this week — I was a senior correspondent for The American Prospect, covering issues that ranged from the nationwide craze for anti-same-sex marriage laws to sexual harassment of female Marines. I’m pretty sure I was the first to use the word “transgender” in […]
