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...though, the practice bears a stigma of inbreeding just this side of incest. The taboo is not only social (the Jerry Lee Lewis syndrome) but legislative: 24 states ban the marriage of first cousins; five others allow it only if the couple is unable to bear children. A major reason for this ban is the belief that kids of first cousins are tragically susceptible to serious congenital illnesses...
...commended for having the courage to address issues that most politicians and academics choose to avoid. As they pointed out, the prohibition of marijuana causes more injustice and social problems than the drug itself—similar to the alcohol prohibition in the 1920s—and thus the ban on its use should...
...minors, demand proof of age and prohibit vending machine sales. But state governments are not making serious efforts to implement these changes because to do so would mean losing future tax revenue crucial to finance state programs. Even the nineteenth-century French ruler Napoleon III, who was urged to ban tobacco, once remarked, “This vice brings in 100 million francs in taxes every year. I will certainly forbid it at once—as soon as you can name a virtue that brings in as much revenue...
...attempting more sweeping reforms. In February, New Orleans voters approved by 2-1 a referendum that would require every private employer in the city to pay at least $6.15 an hour. Activists went to court the next day to ask a judge to strike down a 1997 state law banning local minimum wages. Last week the judge ruled that ban unconstitutional (five other states have similar laws), so New Orleans will be free to force higher wages May 3, pending an expected review this week by the Louisiana Supreme Court...
Finally, while both large corporations and individuals have the ability to contribute money directly to political campaigns, only large, wealthy corporations have money enough to hire lobbyists to promote their interests in Washington. With a ban on soft money contributions to campaigns, corporations will likely take the money they would have donated to the campaigns and instead dump it into their already large lobbying efforts, something the individual donor cannot...