A libertarian turn on social issues

By Michael Barone

Published June 17, 2013 4:00am ET

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A libertarian turn on social issues — Marc Piscotty/Getty Images In November, voters in Colorado voted to legalize marijuana by a 55- to 45-percent margin, higher than President Obama's margin of victory in the state. | Marc Piscotty

Are Americans becoming more libertarian on cultural issues? I see evidence that they are, in poll findings and election results on three unrelated issues — marijuana legalization, same-sex marriage and gun rights.

Start with pot. Last November voters in the states of Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana, by a 55 to 45 percent margin in Colorado (more than Barack Obama’s margin in the state) and by 56 to 44 percent in Washington.

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