One of the few issues on which opinion has moved left over the last few years is same-sex marriage. Why? One reason is probably that as people learn that friends and relatives are gay, they become more sympathetic to gay rights. But increasing support for same-sex marriage causes problems for politicians.

Physicians have watched in dismay as their role and status have devolved over the last several decades, from almost a relgious reverence to a level more commonly accorded to automobile mechanics.

When the meeting in Copenhagen convenes in December, Obama can offer goodwill and a promise to use regulatory power to curb carbon emissions.

Karlyn Bowman is a senior fellow and Andrew Rugg is a research assistant at the American Enterprise Institute. The views expressed in this article are the authors' and do not necessarily reflect those of any other person or institution.

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