September 04, 2015
Bakers & Clerks: 5 Differences
Kim Davis, a county clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, has refused to certify marriage certificates for same-sex couples. She has also forbidden her deputies from doing likewise. She requests an…
Posts filed under same-sex marriage
July 03, 2015
Some Thoughts on the Resilience of Marriage at USA Today
I have an op-ed at USA Today this morning (in print on Monday supposedly) addressing the predictions of doomsday that have been made every time marriage or gender roles change…
June 30, 2015
Philosophers on the Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Ruling
Many of us are quite interested in marital policy for gays and lesbians, so I thought you might find it interesting to look at some short philosopher responses on the…
April 07, 2015
Bigotry
Ross Douthat recently pointed out that people are using the term “bigotry” much more broadly in the case of people objecting to same-sex marriage. My experience is similar. I’ve had more…
March 12, 2014
How Coercion Discredits Religious Liberty
I’ve posted several defenses of religious exemptions on BHL, particularly those requested by objectors to the HHS contraception mandate and forcing people to serve gay couples against their conscience. I…
March 30, 2013
Mmm, these bullets I’m biting are yummy.
Some conservative libertarians oppose expanding legal marriage to include same-sex marriage. (For example, see here.) Like the author in the link, a number of them have made the following argument:…