Category: holidays
Although Columbus Day has its roots in 19th century secular fantasy — specifically, an odd blend of Anglo-American nationalism and Italian-American ethnic pride — since the Nixon administr
According to several of my students, today marks “Drink as Much Beer as Possible Day.” Among the various alcohol-themed holidays, the legitimacy of this one appears to hover somewhere belo
Tom Hilton observes the occasion. Now, I consider myself something of an expert on weird holidays — tomorrow is Hobbit Day and Elephant Appreciation Day, by the way — but I hadn’t ru
I meant to post this yesterday, but I was remiss. Today and tomorrow are Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. I won’t be posting as I will be observing and doing a little celebrating. So, pretend
I almost forgot it was Bastille Day. There’s still time to, like, destroy a prison or something. Just don’t cut anyone’s head off and parade it around on a pike, OK? Meantime, this c
Today, we celebrate the women who grunted us into being, nourished us to maturity, soothed our wounds, comforted us in sickness, confiscated our drugs, embarrassed us in front of friends, and unintent

Season’s Greetings.
- Sam Alito’s America: where a 10-year-old girl can be forced to carry her rapist’s baby to term
- I was proved fucking right
- Extraordinary innovations in law and politics
- Other Rights About to Go
- When the myth becomes history
- The Destruction of the Pac-12
- This Day in Labor History: July 1, 1922
- The Cost of the Gerontocracy
- Could We See a Black Panthers National Park?
- Clarence’s army is on their way