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• Guy Benson in Townhall:

“[I believe] that carve-outs for wedding industry-specific small businesses would be a reasonable accommodation that could help facilitate a public truce on these thorny and emotional questions.”

In light of the recent decision by the Supreme Court to hear a case on religious objections to gay marriage, Mr. Benson offers this column on the state of gay rights in the Republican Party. He notes that support for gay marriage among Republicans is at a high point, particularly among young people. Given this “seismic” change in attitudes, he offers some suggestions for conservatives who believe in the right to gay marriage but still want to protect religious liberty. Read more »

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• Robert L. Pollock in Real Clear Politics:

“Never again should we entertain proposals to help the worst off by penalizing the not so well off.”

Mr. Pollock, who is pursuing a medical degree at Sidney Kimmel Medical College after having served as an op-ed editor at The Wall Street Journal, suggests one way to lower the high premiums that would probably accompany the Senate’s health care bill: introducing an “Optional Federal Charter.” The charter, he writes, would allow consumers to pick between state and federal policies, competition that would ultimately drive costs down. Read more »