marriage

Duggar and Cheater Shaming

By Erik Loomis

In General

On August 20, 2015

I pretty much agree with everything about Amanda Marcotte's discussion of the Ashley Madison hack and Josh Duggar. Like her, I felt really icky about the whole thing since, while it's not easy to feel bad for people who cheat on their partners, why should...

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The Sexiest Thing You Can Have

By Erik Loomis

On December 2, 2014

Above: The greatest aphrodisiac known to humanity, the union card. What is sexier than union membership? Nothing of course: Who knew that a union card was a turn-on? Well, that.

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Sexism and the Marriage Proposal

By Erik Loomis

On December 5, 2012

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..

A Marriage I Would Not Go Through With

By Erik Loomis

In General

On October 26, 2011

Seriously? When Taylor Branch and his wife, Christy, exchanged vows in 1978, Branch had to do more than promise to remain faithful through sickness and health: he also had to give up football. Branch had been a standout high school football player in Atlanta before...

First when not last A huge morale boost for all of labor, particularly if there are more to follow.
UAW Wins in Chattanooga!!!! · April 20, 2024
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The Worthlessness of Stated Climate Goals · April 20, 2024
Snarki, child of Loki "he might fire his whole lawyer team, not for cause but just to add more delay..." Or shoot them on 5th Avenue.
Checking in on the Youthful Vitality and Mental Acuity candidate · April 20, 2024
TheBathawk2LostPasswordBogaloo It’s great news—that big a margin would seem to signal a real shift—but Confederate Jesus doesn’t just go home and rethink his priorities. The RW freakout will be seismic and the unions should...
UAW Wins in Chattanooga!!!! · April 20, 2024
Kuroda 2.0 'Hopefully' he won't fall for the Chinese misinformation campaign on TikTok! https://youtu.be/l_kJ5WFS1Zw?si=6f_Lr1g1sGtRrvh4
Checking in on the Youthful Vitality and Mental Acuity candidate · April 20, 2024