Maggie Gallagher
Maggie Gallagher
Margaret Gallagher, better known by her working name Maggie Gallagher, is an American writer and socially conservative commentator. She wrote a syndicated column for Universal Press Syndicate from 1995 to 2013 and has written books. She serves as president of the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, a nonprofit organization which lobbies on issues of marriage law. She is an executive committee member, former president and former chairman of the board of the National Organization for Marriage, which opposes same-sex...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth14 September 1960
CityLake Oswego, OR
CountryUnited States of America
Governor Christie's decision today violates the individual drive of men and women who no longer want to be tormented by unwanted homosexual desires. They are adults and should be free to seek out help for themselves with government interference,
Same-sex marriage is not the future.
When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power.
Charter schools have a far higher proportion of teachers who are not certified.
Democratic forms of government are vulnerable to mass prejudice, the so-called tyranny of the majority.
In Europe, it appears that in the name of democracy, elites are pursuing an autocratic, centralized power, seeking economic control and social regimentation.
The first question for me is: Are same-sex unions ‘marriages’? I’m against discrimination, I’m against hatred, I’m in favor of marriage equality, but I don’t think same-sex marriage is marriage. Therefore I think it is wrong for the government to insist, through the use of law, that we all believe that same-sex unions are marriages.
Meanwhile, parents, students and teachers all report higher satisfaction with charter schools. People like them. They cost less money. They raise the academic achievement of poor kids. Go ahead, get a little enthused.
Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher.
Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason, and those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.