Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Moneymaking Marriages


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A study released this summer found that, in the ten years since the Obergefell decision legalized marriage equality, gay couples and their out-of-state wedding guests have poured about $5.9 billion into state and local economies.

I not only had a same-sex wedding, I also had a same-sex divorce, so I was doubly helpful to the local economy. Yet not a word of thanks from the chamber of commerce.

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

This Week's Quote


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In announcing her gubernatorial run in SC, Nancy Mace says she'll be "Trump in high heels." So which bathroom will she let herself use?

Paul Rudnick

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Sunday, August 3, 2025

Shooting the Messenger

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The government's Bureau of Labor Statistics released a decidedly weak jobs report on Friday. Hours later, Donald Trump fired the bureau's commissioner.

Had I known decades ago that sacking the person in charge is a viable option when you get news you don't like, the boss of the SAT wouldn't have lasted another minute.