Will Wilkinson
Will Wilkinson
How long can conservatives oppose gay marriage?
In Maine this week, opponents of gay marriage won a narrow victory at the polls. But Americans are rapidly warming to the idea, and even social conservatives won't be able to hold out much longer.
How cap-and-trade is like ritual self-flagellation
Climate legislation signals to the world that we repent our selfish ways and we'll now take our lumps for the team. But are we ready for a green hair shirt?
The real school indoctrination scandal
Conservatives recoiled in horror from Obama's bland speech to students last week. But for anyone truly interested in indoctrinating the next generation of voters, the nation's mass-market textbooks are the preferred battleground.
Death panels: Wrong name, right idea
A good set of Medicare coverage rules will cut out a great deal of waste and put the system on a more sustainable footing. But some people who would have died later under our current over-generous rules will die sooner. There’s just no way around that.
Does inequality still matter?
For years, pundits and politicians lamented the growing income inequality in the U.S. But since Obama's election as president, silence has reigned. Did critics realize inequality is too complex for slogans? Or are they just hypocrites?
Democratic health care vs. democracy
The fact that American voters have repeatedly resisted a move to any system of universal health care underscores for many liberals the danger of leaving the protection of basic rights to the discretion of the democratic public.
The Dauphin of Detroit
As its power expands, the government bureaucracy increasingly resembles an aristocracy. How else to explain the enormous power invested in Brian Deese, the unknown, unelected, 31-year-old White House aide in command of General Motors?
