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Representations of rape in comic books

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On March 27, 2013
[I'm re-posting this because I received an email about my earlier post inquiring as to whether "cartoons" are capable of tackling difficult social issues responsibly. I think this old post demonstrates how something as ostensibly slight as a "cartoon" can have a profound impact on...

DOMA

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On March 27, 2013

It was always pretty clear that Section 3 was doomed -- pretty much all of Kennedy's commitments point in the same direction -- and that's how the arguments played out..

El Lay

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On March 27, 2013
Along with some of the many bloggers on the masthead named "David," I will be conferencin' in Hollywood for the next couple days. Given my increasingly wonky laptop, blogging will probably be light. In the meantime, enjoy Monica Potts's brilliant article about homelessness in suburban...

The Prop 8 Arguments

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On March 27, 2013
I don't have much to add to the consensus of Pierce, Denniston, Millhiser, Liptak and Serwer.  On  the merits, the case for upholding Prop 8 looked as stunningly weak as it is.   In terms of the Politburo watching, Kennedy seems unlikely to vote for...

National Monuments

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On March 26, 2013
I am very happy to see that President Obama named five new national monuments yesterday. Two are dedicated to preserving public lands--the San Juan Islands in Washington and the Rio Grande Del Norte in New Mexico. Obama's public lands policy has not been very good....
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