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I don’t think it’s good for feminism that ending sexism is seen as something without direct benefits for men, when…
I disagree. I do think there are ways that men are hurt by sexism that have no equivalent in your…
Speaking as a man I would never join an organisation that focuses on men's issues. To do so would be…
Why are there no dedicated left orgs like that? In the UK there's the Men and Boys Coalition. In the…
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Author Archives: Jeff Fecke
No Symbolism Here
You know, if I wasn’t convinced that God doesn’t waste Her time meddling in humanity’s affairs, this would convince me that God is wasting Her time meddling in humanity’s affairs: The “largest sculpture of Jesus Christ in America” was struck … Continue reading
Posted in In the news
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Rand Paul Making Things Up (that Matter)
If there was one thing we knew about Rand Paul, it was that he wanted to bring America back to its glory days, when businesses could call the police to evict those meddlesome Negroes from their lunch counters. If we … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics
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I Can No Longer Sit Back and Allow Communist Infiltration, Communist Indoctrination, Communist Subversion and the International Communist Conspiracy to Sap and Impurify All of Our Precious Bodily Fluids
Boy, the GOP seems to have picked a real winner in Nevada: At first, [Nevada State Sen. Sharon] Angle appeared to be a conservative beamed to us straight from 1932. She’s come out against the repeal of Prohibition (which she … Continue reading
It's Really Not That Hard
Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., is apparently worried about how parents will explain the world to children if the military doesn’t discriminate against homosexuals: What do mommas and daddies say to a seven-year-old child about this issue? I don’t know. I … Continue reading
When You Gaze Into the Abyss
Like most people, I’m horrified by the ongoing disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. I hate BP for their half-hearted response to the crisis. I think the Obama administration has limited options for what they can do to stop the … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental issues
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Mickey Kaus, Plagiarist
Your pathetic, quixotic campaign was good for a little Schadenfreude. But when you start plagiarizing Paul Wellstone, it stops being funny and starts being enraging. Earth to Mickey: Paul Wellstone stood on the side of unions, gays, immigrants, and teachers. … Continue reading
Posted in Elections and politics
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Men!
This can’t be a documentary. The ad pitch makes far more sense than the real pitches for men’s grooming products would. Manly Men’s Ads – watch more funny videos (Via Tracy Clark-Flory)
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Media criticism
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Not Katrina
This is not the finest hour of the Obama administration. The spreading oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is an environmental catastrophe, and the Obama administration’s initial willingness to trust BP’s word on the severity of the accident wasted … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental issues, Katrina
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Women Had More Freedom When They Couldn't Own Property
There was a time when I was a libertarian, a long time ago when I was young and stupid. On the surface, it’s a seductive, simple idea: just get mean ol’ government out of the way, and then everyone can … Continue reading
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