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On state ballots: Has pro-marijuana camp found way to win over middle America?
On ballots: Has pro-marijuana camp found way to win over middle America? The failure of Prop. 19 – a California legalization measure – two years ago was widely seen as a stunning defeat for high-flying pro-marijuana forces. Yet judging by three new pot legalization proposals now on ballots in Washington,…
Douthat sez: “Condoms cause adultery!” (Or not, depending on who you voted for)
We learn two interesting things about Ross Douthat’s appointment to be a columnist for the NY Times from his column today: that the desire to be coherent will never be an obstacle for Douthat when he’s trotting out his prejudice disguised at arguments, and that the reason that the editorial…
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