This piece on Jezebel really struck some chords, both in itself and because of some of comments from women sharing […]
The beauty of internet legal absurdity
If you don’t already read Matthew Inman’s webcomic The Oatmeal, or the group blog Popehat devoted to “law, liberty and […]
Soldiers who died by their own hands
On this day we remember and honor soldiers who have been killed. Does that include those who killed themselves? I certainly […]
“Bullshit.”
Cross-posted from State of Formation. In today’s news, we hear that a group of high school students were offended and […]
Clarifications on bullshit
As you have almost certainly surmised if you read Dan Savage’s apology, it isn’t an apology for much. It’s more […]
Weekend web readin’, special edition: sex work
From Skepchick, Guest Post: IGN Agrees, Women are Whores Money quote: There aren’t many words more denigrating to women than ‘whore’. […]
T-shirts for women
I really enjoy reading everything Greta Christina has to say on her blog. Sometimes I forget to check it, which […]
Thought for the day
When talking about laws impinging on freedom, laws that impinge on important freedoms matter. But laws that impinge on unimportant […]
Working for a cause vs. for yourself
In discussion about Gloria Allred’s attempt to prosecute Rush Limbaugh at Dispatches, a commenter called Harold observed the following (the […]
The Daily Show rips on right wing reactions to Limbaugh
Technically this doesn’t count as me saying something, because it’s Jon Stewart saying something…right? A lot of things. A lot […]