MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS – SAME LOVE feat. MARY LAMBERT
In light of the fact that my last post provides an abstract and intellectual take on the same-sex marriage debate, here is a video that captures the emotional, visceral aspects of the debate.
Special thanks to Andrea Kao for bringing this video to my attention.
This week, same-sex marriage dominated the news with the Supreme Court cases of United v. States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry. The same-sex marriage debate is not unique to the United States, however. Across the pond, the topic is just as controversial. Recently, the British House of Commons approved gay marriage with the support of conservative Prime Minister David Cameron.
If you are passionate about gay rights, this episode (43 minutes) of the Moral Maze is a must. It is dry (*cough* British), but it is also the most intelligent debate about same-sex marriage that I have ever heard.
Finally, if you are interested in being part of the SLACE podcast next year. Aside from interviews and recorded events, the podcast will also include debates in this format. Students will encompass the panelists, who will question “experts” (probably mostly professors) advocating various positions. Ideally, there would be one of these debates per semester. Members of Moot Court would make ideal panelists.
Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!… That’s interesting an sentence
On last week’s episode of Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, the panel discusses an unorthodox sentence. I won’t say too much because I don’t want to ruin the game. This segment of “Bluff The Listener” runs 7:37 minutes.
United States v. Windsor: Oral Argument Audio
Today, the Supreme Court heard arguments in United States v. Windsor which will determine the constitutionality of DOMA. Here is a link to Oyez, which provides the full audio of the oral arguments synced with a searchable transcript. For wall-to-wall coverage and commentary on the case, check out the SCOUTSblog.
Washington Post reporter Dan Keating recently wrote an article describing the victims of gun violence. Keating found that the victims of gun homicide in the United States are overwhelmingly black men, while the victims of gun suicide are overwhelmingly white men. Keaten discusses his article on Talk of the Nation (30:19) along with Mark Rosenberg, epidemiologist and president and CEO, The Task Force for Global Health.