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...much broader, more national, more diverse pool on the basis of the familiar college-admissions test and then sent on to the same colleges and the same influential institutions the Wasps had previously dominated. Today the President is a lower-middle-class Southern Baptist from Arkansas, the Secretary of State is a Czech immigrant, and the CEO of TIME's parent company is Jewish, but all three went to highly selective private colleges in the East. The change goes beyond mere anecdote. The overall tenor of elite institutions such as law firms, investment banks and university faculties has changed, becoming...
...hopeful or deluded enough to invest about $20,000 in their first wedding. True, fewer people are marrying: 88% of Americans have married at least once, down from 94% in 1988. But the difference is largely made up by couples who set up housekeeping without the blessing of the state. And an astounding 16% of the population has been married three times--which shows a remarkable commitment to, if nothing else, the institution of marriage...
Between 2000 and 2339: geographical diversity prevails. The Southeast and a large swath of the Rockies will go for Scenario B (early marriage, no divorce). Oregon, California and New York will offer renewable marriages, and a few states will go monosexual, as in Scenario A. But because of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, each state is entitled to recognize only the kinds of "marriages" it approves of, so you will need a "marriage visa" to travel across the country, at least if you intend to share a motel room...
Will he in 2025? Almost certainly. In fact, within a decade, gay couples--at least those who live in progressive states--will probably enjoy all the rights, responsibilities and daily frustrations of married life, even if they don't have a marriage license. In Vermont the state supreme court has already ruled that the state must start providing the same benefits to all couples, gay and straight, except the title of marriage itself. Vermont legislators now have the option of granting same-sex couples the M word too. If they do--and it doesn't seem likely--they will ignite...
...party faithful, one thing is clear - the sooner this race ends, the better. With McCain leading comfortably in polls of his home state of Arizona, which also holds a primary Tuesday night, a victory in Michigan could mean a party increasingly divided in the coming weeks. And that could spell bad news for the GOP come November...