The Wrap-up

Is support for the Federal Marriage Amendment bigotry disguised as principle, as Senator Kennedy alleges?

Is the West Wing of GWB an echo chamber, wherein yes-men surround the president? The evidence says otherwise.

Townhall’s Jennifer Biddison finds that the “culture of corruption” permeates both parties.
David Leonhardt of the NYT finds that Americans are living in the best of times.

Former congressman John Kasich proposes de-federalizing the gas tax. An added bonus: this “would eliminate the most egregious source of money for congressional pork—the federal highway bill.”

Bloomberg’s Amity Shlaes reviews the hottest mutual fund—the Free Enterprise Action Fund—which seeks to hold corporate executives responsible to their shareholders rather than to special (usually liberal) interest groups, like environmentalists.

An oldie but goodie, from the Tax Foundation: A History and Overview of Estate Taxes in the United States.