Selina MacLaren

University of Chicago law student and UC Berkeley graduate in Political Economy. Experience includes internships at the State Department, Capitol Hill, and a public defender's office.

The Divorce Proposal: A Case For Privatizing Marriage

Let’s abolish marriage. Let’s divorce assumptions, commit to compromise, and acknowledge marriage for what it has become: an affair between church and state, and you’re footing their

By Selina MacLaren

/ December 8, 2012

The Divorce Proposal: A Case For Privatizing Marriage

Church and State: A Divorce Proposal

Let’s abolish marriage. Let’s divorce assumptions, commit to compromise, and acknowledge marriage for what it has become: an affair between church and state, and you’re footing their

By Selina MacLaren

/ December 8, 2012

Marriage Equality Case Could be Heard in Supreme Court

On Nov. 20, the justices of the US Supreme Court will decide whether they should hear one of the several cases that challenge the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage

By Selina MacLaren

/ November 19, 2012

Marriage Equality Case Could be Heard in Supreme Court

The Media Often Mischaracterizes Female Swing Voters

Credit: statejournal.com Despite the media focus on abortion and contraception issues, there are reasons to believe the crucial female swing voter will base her vote on economics, not “compassion

By Selina MacLaren

/ November 3, 2012

The Media Often Mischaracterizes Female Swing Voters