I think Gene Marks has now been thoroughly excoriated for his column “If I Were a Poor Black Kid” on the Forbes web […]
pareidolia, religion
Pareidolia of the– hey, wait a minute….
If you’re just too impatient to see Jesus or the Virgin Mary’s face appearing in bird poo, a cliff face, […]
LGBT, politics
Cycling through symbolism: Nitpicking the Rick Perry ad mockery
AKA The post about Rick Perry’s jacket. If you somehow have missed seeing Rick Perry’s recent campaign ad, now one […]
politics, sexuality
Obama “daughter tests” young women out of sexual privacy and responsibility
A few months ago I wrote about Freakonomics author Steven Levitt’s “daughter test” for legality. Levitt didn’t invent the test; […]
LGBT, privilege
The gay rights paradox
There’s an interesting discussion going on at Dispatches about Michele Bachmann’s recent statement to some Iowa high school students about […]
Church and state, freedom of speech
“In God We Trust” and the right not to speak
The state of Georgia is considering a bill which requires that “In God We Trust” be on the license plates […]
Chick-fil-A
Oh look, another reason not to patronize Chick-fil-A
They’re suing a t-shirt artist for having the nerve to market shirts that say “Eat more kale”: A folk artist […]
follow-up
#heblowsalot update: the fallout
Both the principal, Karl Krawitz, and Emma Sullivan are receiving all kinds of negative attention as result of the Brownback […]
feminism, politics, sexuality, social media
#heblowsalot
Ah, the power of Twitter. It can help organize protests, keep people in contact in the midst of tragedy, spread […]
political incorrectness, politics, quote
Quote of the day
From Dr. X, discussing whether using “crazy” as a pejorative should be considered offensive to people with mental illnesses and […]