Are you allowed to establish a legally recognized family with the person of your choice? That is, do you get to marry whom you choose?
I can — because I choose someone of the opposite sex. But millions of Americans with a different choice are denied the right to marry the one they love. That’s wrong, [...]
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Who To Marry?
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments · lifestyle, politics, sustainability
Tags: California·gay rights·history·life·love·overpopulation·prejudice·Proposition 8·relationships·survival
The Peak Of Happiness
March 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments · simplicity, sustainability
I recently asked a good friend how happy he was on a scale of 0 to 10. He only had to think for a few seconds. “A five,” he said. “You?”
“I’m at 9 or 10,” I replied. Interestingly, he makes about twice as much money as I do, and even likes his job (as do I). The social sciences have studied happiness quite thoroughly, so what have they
Tags: consumption·economics·happiness·history·Juliet Schor·relationships·Robert Putnam·social justice
