Posts Tagged ‘abortion’

McDonald and Kagan

While the Senate Judiciary Committee asked questions this week of Solicitor General Elena Kagan, President Obama’s choice to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Court announced a ruling on an issue Democrats would prefer to avoid; the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. In McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court of the United [...]

Pro-Life = Pro-Choice

It is nearly impossible to write anything new or insightful about the debate over social policy. But Aaron’s prompt about social conservatives (more specifically, what part they should “play in the party’s message and ideals”) forces my hand–or pen, as it were. So bear with me. These issues are important, if difficult, to dissect.
For the [...]

More Ways to Gain Our Prominence

In the days leading up to the election, a lot of us are stressing out, trying to get the last bits of projects together and trying find ways to help our candidates out on the local, state or national level. Focus like this makes it harder at times for us to come back to the [...]