Non-headline of the day, from the Globe: Shifting norms led to gay marriage ruling. I really like Robert Kuttner’s magazine, but sometimes his editorials don’t really provide much content.
Meanwhile, in other local debauchery news, the legalization of Sunday liquor sales has taken me by surprise, particularly after the measure seemed doomed in the House. What’s been interesting in the debate is that the forces opposing Sunday sales have not presented conservative arguments (respecting the Sabbath, alcohol as a vice, etc.) but somewhat liberal ones: protecting ma-and-pa stores from the onus of staffing seven days a week and protecting workers from having to work on Sundays. These arguments are bogus of course - if small business or workers need protecting along these lines, why only in alcohol sales? - and they served mainly to disguise the advantage that stores along the border had over their conterparts in and around the city.
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