As with Naomi Wolf's latest entryVagina: All Women Are, Or At Least Should, Be Exactly Like Me In Every Respect, Ross Douthat's musings about "decadent" women who believe that breeding shouldn't be their sole life priority have inspired many critiques far more interesting than the...
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On December 6, 1865, the legislature of Georgia ratified the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, ending slavery. Arguably, the single most important event in the history of American labor, the.
Nocera continues his great work: In the U.S.C. case, the N.C.A.A. made a series of allegations about Reggie Bush, the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, the most memorable of which was.
If cigarettes are good for birds, it must make sense that they are good for humans too, right? I wonder if there's a way we can impart this knowledge to children? This might work:
CAT limps meekly up to SEK, who is sitting at his desk grading. CAT: Hi. SEK: Hello. CAT: Legs no work. SEK: You don't say. CAT: Wrestled packing tape. SEK:.
Amanda Marcotte has some interesting commentary on the inherent sexism of the marriage proposal. Having been down this road a couple of times now, the entire marriage structure is sexist..
On this date in 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified, repealing Prohibition, otherwise known as the stupidest law in American history. The state that put the 21st Amendment over the top? Utah, of course.
On all fronts, the Republicans are making remarkable progress in building a coalition that will appeal to people who aren't old and white. 1. John Sununu dismissing Obama's victory as.
Let's hope Obama sticks to his guns on being done with playing debt ceiling games with the Republicans. The Republican Congress overplayed its hand. It's time for Democrats to call.
Another great one is gone.
Hmm: “Who gives a shit about this Russian?” David Chase says. The creator of The Sopranos has never understood his audience’s fascination with Valery, the Russian mobster who disappeared in.
Ah, the New York Senate, the world's second worst deliberative body: New York Republicans joined forces with a group of dissident Democrats on Tuesday to form what they called a.