Hey Ladies — Ross Douthat Knows What’s Good For You

Shorter Ross Douthat:  “Barack Obama’s pitch to women is so weirdly paternalistic.  Anti-paternalism, of course, is using state coercion to force women to carry pregnancies to term (while assuming that women do not have the moral agency sufficient to be held legally accountable) while allowing employers to discriminate against women.    Also, I will make assertions about declines in the gender gap for which there’s no actual evidence.”