Contributors.

AuthorAdams, Diana

In "Hacking Marriage" (page 36), Diana Adams draws on her practice as an attorney to explore legal alternatives to traditional marriage. Adams, the managing partner at Diana Adams Law & Mediation PLLC, says she decided to focus on nontraditional family arrangements because "I'm a queer woman with personal interest in LGBTQ issues and the freedom to form families of our choice. I saw a need for more support for families in my community, and this felt like the right social justice issue forme to devote my passion." When not practicing law, Adams--a former jujitsu national champion in her weight class--teaches self-defense and tweets at @DianaAdamsEsq.

Mark Hemingway is a senior writer at The Weekly Standard. On page 24, he discusses the Obama administration's repeated failures at matching its grandiose rhetoric about government transparency with action ("When Open Govermnent Slams Shut"). "I don't think there's a silver bullet for fixing the problems of secrecy and corruption," he says. "But if I had to pick, I'd say we need sweeping civil service reforms that eliminate...

To continue reading

Request your trial

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT