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Friedersdorf
Conor Friedersdorf (The Atlantic, Byliner) and Mark Oppenheimer (The New York Times, Bloggenheimer)
Mark talks about his recent profile of Maggie Gallagher, a leading opponent of gay marriage. He and Conor agree that legal gay marriage is both inevitable and probably a good thing. They disagree about who truly speaks for Catholics. Conor calls for abandoning the norm that says "objective journalists" should hide their opinions, while Mark sees value in it. Is it always best to be charitable toward one's ideological opponents? They conclude by debating whether homeschooling is bad for a liberal society.
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Mark Oppenheimer- Mark's profile of Maggie Gallagher
- Mark's profile of Ross Douthat
- Mark's profile of Dan Savage
- Mark on a DC Opus Dei school
- Gary Guttig on who speaks for Catholics
- Mark on Rev. Roger Landry
- Marc Tracey on Jodi Rudoren
- Jon Chait on why he's mean
- Christopher Hitchens's Harpers review of Norman Podhoretz's "Unmaking Friends"
- Dana Goldstein on homeschooling
- Conor on homeschooling
Should states compete like corporations?
Mark Schmitt and Jamelle Bouie dispute a Romney adviser's claim that Americans decide where to live based on how well states manage their finances.
Is it irrational to want to leave a legacy?
Matthew Hutson, author of the new book The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking, considers.
An Islamist liberals can love?
Matt Duss and Hussein Ibish discuss Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, an Egyptian presidential candidate who might appeal to both Islamists and secular liberals.
What happened to Occupy Wall Street?
Glenn Loury and Ann Althouse compare the declining Occupy movement with the more robust Tea Party. Plus: Lying, BS, and Obama.
Should the GOP embrace identity politics?
Bill Scher tries to convince Matt Lewis that the GOP should place the recruitment of female and minority candidates ahead of strict ideological fidelity.
Is the siesta doomed?
Does the Euro crisis point to the inevitable demise of idiosyncratic national customs? Conor Friedersdorf and James Poulos consider. Plus: The surprise of parenting.
Will gay marriage split evangelicals?
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