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Posted at 12:26 PM ET, 04/05/2013

After Donnelly and Heitkamp join, hipster early supporters of same-sex marriage complain that the right side of history is overcrowded and no fun any more
By Alexandra Petri
The right side of history is way too crowded.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:26 PM ET, 04/05/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gay marriage

Posted at 02:31 PM ET, 03/27/2013

Justice Ginsburg and skim-milk marriage
By Alexandra Petri
This is a good analogy: Skim milk is almost the real thing, but you can tell the difference.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:31 PM ET, 03/27/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 04:26 PM ET, 03/26/2013

Supreme Court's awkward discussion of middle-age sex
By Alexandra Petri
Or, the part where we spent a good few minutes arguing about how fertile everyone was.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:26 PM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gay marriage, supreme court

Posted at 07:13 AM ET, 03/26/2013

Things to watch for as Supreme Court tackles gay marriage
By Alexandra Petri
Stand on the right side of history. It'll look better in the pictures!

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:13 AM ET, 03/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gay marriage, supreme court

Posted at 07:59 PM ET, 03/15/2013

Congratulations, Rob Portman, on being human!
By Alexandra Petri
Being human takes more effort than you'd like, sometimes.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:59 PM ET, 03/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gay marriage, rob portman

Posted at 06:54 PM ET, 12/07/2012

As DOMA, Prop. 8 head to Supreme Court, a note for the justices
By Alexandra Petri
Justices, this is in your self-interest.

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:54 PM ET, 12/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gay marriage, supreme court

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 08/11/2011

About that Bert and Ernie marriage petition
By Alexandra Petri
Sign it if you like. But it’s a slippery slope...

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:30 PM ET, 08/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bert & Ernie, marriage

Posted at 04:50 PM ET, 07/08/2011

Michele Bachmann’s slavery and pornography problem
By Alexandra Petri
The foot-in-mouth Marriage Vow

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:50 PM ET, 07/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Marriage Vow, Michele Bachmann, slavery, pornography

Posted at 04:21 PM ET, 06/28/2011

Is smoking the new gay marriage? The new intolerance
By Alexandra Petri
Do what you like in the bedroom, but no cigarettes afterward.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:21 PM ET, 06/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  smoking, gay marriage, kids these days

Posted at 05:27 AM ET, 05/11/2011

The Shriver-Schwarzenegger separation and political marriage
By Alexandra Petri
What does it suggest about the health of the institution?

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:27 AM ET, 05/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  marriage, Shriver, Schwarzenegger

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 12/31/2010

Natalie Portman, Hugh Hefner, and the wait for marriage
By Alexandra Petri
You may be waiting for marriage. But is marriage waiting for you? No one seems particularly sanguine about the institution of marriage these days. In general, you can tell something is about to die because people refer to it as...

By Alexandra Petri  |  09:30 AM ET, 12/31/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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