“Context matters” is the title Jen McCreight gives to a recent blog post on flirting behavior at conferences, but “Incredible understatement” might have been a good subtitle. She shares a video of Rebecca Watson talking about having been propositioned very uncomfortably by a guy who followed her into an elevator […]
Read MoreFavorite reactions to New York legalizing gay marriage
From Radley Balko: “New York legalizes gay marriage. In protest, Newt Gingrich promptly divorces his third wife.” From Popehat: “I felt a great disturbance in the derp, as if millions of derpers suddenly wharrgarbled at once in rage and were suddenly less relevant.”“Enjoying quiet evening with amazing wife. Annoyed at […]
Read MoreThe daughter test
…also known as one of the more offensive and stupid ways of thinking about policy I’ve heard. Offered, surprisingly, by Steven Levitt who co-authored Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics: Most of the time there is broad agreement as to which activities should be made criminal. Almost no one thinks that theft or […]
Read MoreBeing rude to the police: dumb, not criminal
…and it is only dumb because it will be treated, often successfully, as criminal. But not this time: Man who gave trooper the finger has charge droppedA harassment charge has been dropped in the case of a 35-year-old Colorado man who faced prosecution for displaying his middle finger to a […]
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