Doesn’t care about the difference between a secular nationand a Muslim theocracy, and you shouldn’t either. That’s what Newt Gingrich is afraid his country will become by the time his grandchildren are adults, if people like him do not themselves dominate. The full quote: “I have two grandchildren — Maggie […]
Read MoreTwo methods of shaming women out of getting abortions
Let’s say you’re pregnant, and really don’t want to be. Maybe you were raped and conceived as a result, or maybe your birth control just failed. After thinking the matter over, you’ve decided that an abortion is what you want. It isn’t something you take lightly, but you feel that […]
Read MoreFollow-up: New York Times responds to complaints about their reporting
…poorly: The Times responded Wednesday evening to The Cutline: “Neighbors’ comments about the girl, which we reported in the story, seemed to reflect concern about what they saw as a lack of supervision that may have left her at risk,” said Danielle Rhoades Ha, a spokeswoman for the paper. “As […]
Read MoreHow not to represent rape: a report on a Texas travesty
A horrible crime happened in Cleveland, Texas. A small town just northeast of Houston, it has a population of only 9,000 people, but that apparently includes up to 18 boys and men who were willing to take part in the gang rape of an eleven year old girl. I imagine […]
Read MoreSo the Fort Worth transit authority made a decision…
…ban all ads relating to religion. Well, that’s one way of going about things. I suppose this could be called an exercise in not rocking the boat.
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