Opinion: Rippling through the blogosphere
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The Opine Editorials, a blog in defense of marriage, disagrees with this week’s Times’ editorial about the California Marriage Amendment, chiding its remarks as ‘marriage neutering.’
In this post, the No More Tobacco Taxes blog puts forth a different take on the proposed tobacco tax, arguing that tobacco should not be targeted because it’s ‘PC.’ This -- and the press release from the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers also posted on the blog -- both mention the Times editorial, which favors the tax and the much-needed revenue it would generate for California.
Global Americana Institute President Juan Cole’s blog, Informed Comment, linked to Babak Rahimi’s op-ed in its broader discussion of the media coverage of the political turmoil and protests in Iran.
John Brown’s Public Diplomacy and Press and Blog Review, Version 2.0 included Ben Ehrenreich’s op-ed on torture as part of America’s tradition in his roundup of blogs related to public diplomacy.
The Mahablog picked up on Douglas W. Kmie’s op-ed that stated substituting the term ‘civil union’ for ‘marriage’ in the ongoing struggle for gay marriage legality would be a win-win situation. The Mahablog counters that the two terms are not the same, ‘marriage’ implying that the status is backed by both the state and a religious entity while ‘civil union’ only ensures the former’s support.
American Chronicle cited the Times’ June 17 editorial against the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to deny prisoners access to DNA testing, saying the editorial voiced the ‘dismay of millions within US and rest of the world on the subject.’
Finally, KCET’s blog used two of Tim Rutten’s columns on traffic congestion and the implementation of toll roads in its discussion of the equity of congestion pricing in Los Angeles.