Top Items:
Lawrence Billy Jones III / GoFundMe.com:
WALKERTON, IN — $57,135 of $45k — Raised by 1,612 people in 14 hours — Purpose: To relieve the financial loss endured by the proprietors' stand for faith. — Indiana Pizzeria Faces Backlash After Saying It Won't Cater Gay Weddings — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork.com) — There's no such thing as bad publicity right?
Discussion:
Politico, Talking Points Memo, Power Line, Washington Post, PopCrunch, neo-neocon, ABC57 News, TMZ.com, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, American Spectator, ABC News, Ed Driscoll, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, TheBlaze.com, The Daily Caller, Washington Times, BizPac Review, Minneapolis Star Tribune, The PJ Tatler, WISH-TV, Mediaite, PoliticusUSA, BarbWire.com, Business Insider, SOOPERMEXICAN, CBS Cleveland, American Glob, Rush Limbaugh, The Right Scoop, National Review, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Banter
RELATED:
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
The War on the Private Mind — In Indiana, in Arkansas, and in the boardroom — There are two easy ways to get a Republican to roll over and put his paws up in the air: The first is to write him a check, which is the political version of scratching his belly, and the second is to call him a bigot.
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, Weekly Standard, protein wisdom, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Raw Story and Washington Post
Jeff Swiatek / Indianapolis Star:
Angie's List rejects ‘religious freedom’ law fix, calls it ‘insufficient’ — CEO Bill Oesterle has called off expansion over controversial law — Angie's List calls the fix to the “religious freedom” law “insufficient,” becoming the first major local company to reject the deal hammered …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Associated Press, Advocate, Raw Story, Towleroad News #gay and Daily Kos
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Senator Says Critics Of Indiana Should Get ‘Perspective,’ Be Thankful State Doesn't Execute Gays — Appearing yesterday on CNN, Senator Tom Cotton (R) urged critics of Indiana's “religious freedom” law to get “perspective,” suggesting the treatment of LGBT people in Indiana compared favorably to countries where gay people are executed.
Discussion:
Salon, CNN, New York Times, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Mediaite, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, CNNMoney, Liberal Values and Outside the Beltway
Matt Arco / New Jersey Online:
Christie breaks silence on Indiana ‘religious freedom’ law — Gov. Christie's 133rd Town Hall Meeting In Kenilworth — Gov. Chris Christie. (Aristide Economopoulos/NJ Advance Media) — TRENTON — Breaking nearly two days of silence over the controversial Indiana law that's ignited national debate …
Discussion:
Fox News, Fox News Insider, Talking Points Memo, Towleroad News #gay, Business Insider and Indianapolis Star
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Indiana Loses Its Game — Last year Indiana chose “Honest to Goodness Indiana” as its new tourism slogan. Not everyone was charmed. Some critics said they'd have preferred something more cosmopolitan. Although it doesn't seem likely they'd be happier with the runners-up, one of which was “Seasoned Just Right.”
Discussion:
Business Insider, RedState and Bloomberg Business
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Indiana Legislators Unveil Amendment to Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Discussion:
National Review, Real Clear Politics, Townhall.com and Daily Signal
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
LGBT Protections Included In Fix For Indiana's ‘Religious Freedom’ Law
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Bloomberg Business, Washington Post, Deadspin, Daily Kos, Associated Press and Bloomberg View
Igor Bobic / The Huffington Post:
Tom Cotton To Gays Of America: At Least You're Not Living In Iran
Discussion:
The Daily Banter, Slate, New York Times and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Garrett Epps / The Atlantic Online:
The Next Steps in the Battle Over Religious-Freedom Laws
Discussion:
Indianapolis Star, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo and Washington Monthly
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Religious Freedom vs. Individual Equality
Discussion:
Salon, The Federalist, Talking Points Memo and ABC News
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Get Ready For the Munich Analogies — If the negotiators from the U.S. and other nations succeed in getting an agreement to restrain Iran's nuclear program, Republicans will of course object that the deal is terrible and gives away the store to the Ayatollahs.
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Hullabaloo and Washington Post
RELATED:
CNN:
Statement on Iran nuclear talks coming soon, officials say
Discussion:
John Hawkins' Right Wing News and PUNDIT PRESS
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic Online:
Is Iran a Totalitarian State?
Discussion:
The American Conservative
Numbers / Pew Research Center's Religion …:
The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050 — Why Muslims Are Rising Fastest and the Unaffiliated Are Shrinking as a Share of the World's Population — The religious profile of the world is rapidly changing, driven primarily by differences in fertility rates …
Washington Post:
Poll: Bush now tops GOP field; Clinton runs ahead of all Republicans — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush now leads the field of Republican candidates for the party's 2016 presidential nomination, but former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton enjoys a decided advantage over Bush …
RELATED:
Shane Goldmacher / National Journal:
Jeb Bush's Team Is Taping His Private Events ‘As Much As Possible’
Discussion:
Political Wire
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Wounded Scalise opens up about race, rips media's ‘false narrative’ — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise said he was “frustrated” and “hurt” by the media coverage of his speech to a white supremacist group, arguing his past work helping African-Americans in New Orleans was deliberately ignored.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Harry Reid Hopes to Ensure Democrats' Success as Tenure Winds Down — LAS VEGAS — Senator Harry Reid, the Senate Democratic leader who announced his retirement last week, settled into a corner booth at the Triple George Grill here, his faced masked by dark sunglasses, evidence of lingering injuries …
Discussion:
Washington Post, OnPolitics and Political Wire
RELATED:
Matt Welch / Hit & Run:
Burn Her! She Would Act Like a Witch in a Situation That Will Never Come Up! — Someone please tell me if my progression here is inaccurate in any way: — 1) Family owners of small-town Indiana pizzeria spend zero time or energy commenting on gay issues.
Discussion:
The Federalist, Hot Air, UPI, The American Conservative, Instapundit and CBS New York
New Jersey Online:
Menendez: Resign and spare us the drama | Editorial — Star-Ledger Editorial Board By Star-Ledger Editorial Board — It is hard to fathom the lack of judgment: Why would he even dance close to this line? — U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez now begins a fight for his political life that could last for years.
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Two ISIS-Inspired Women Arrested in NYC for Allegedly Trying to Build Bomb … Federal authorities have arrested two women who were allegedly planning to detonate a bomb in the New York City area after being radicalized by ISIS, sources familiar with the arrests told ABC News.
Discussion:
New York Magazine, abc7news.com, The Daily Caller and The Week
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Navy warns of China's ‘great wall of sand’ — A top U.S. Navy official on Tuesday said China is trying to seize disputed waters in the South China Sea through land reclamation projects, stoking the potential for future conflicts. — U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Harry Harris said Beijing …
Discussion:
Fox News and Weekly Standard
Tracy Walsh / Talking Points Memo:
Huckabee: Gay-Rights Movement 'Won't Stop Until There Are No Churches' — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) said on Wednesday that gay-rights activists wouldn't be satisfied until there are no more churches or Christians in America. — “It won't stop until there are no more churches …
Discussion:
Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
