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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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Category Archives: Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc.
Cartoon: Global Warming Can’t Be Real
TRANSCRIPT Panel 1 The image shows a businessman wearing a jacket and tie and standing on a tiny planet Earth. He is angrily lecturing. In the background we see outer space. MAN: Global warming can’t be real. Because if it … Continue reading
My Wacky Alternative Plan For How The GOP Can Get Its Santa List
From the New York Times: Also behind closed doors in the Capitol, House Republican leaders laid out their demands for a debt-ceiling increase to the Republican rank and file. They include a one-year delay of the president’s health care law, … Continue reading
A quick thought on Todd Akin
Although, really, a quick thought is far more than this guy deserves. I wish people got this much attention for saying something really smart (which isn’t to say that we shouldn’t take notice when people with power believe this shit). … Continue reading
A Very Serious, Thoughtful Vetting Which Has Never Been Done In Such Detail or With Such Care
“Why, once I met this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew this guy who knew … Continue reading
Openly Gay Republican Driven Off Romney’s Team
Conservative blogger Jennifer Rubin: Richard Grenell, the openly gay spokesman recently hired to sharpen the foreign policy message of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, has resigned in the wake of a full-court press by anti-gay conservatives. […] According to sources familiar … Continue reading
Now Next Friday Come I Didn’t Have the Rent, and Out the Door I Went
Here’s a little Schadenfreude to start the week off right: The Minnesota Republican Party’s financial woes continue with the filing last week of eviction papers that could oust the party from its headquarters in a St. Paul building. Politics in Minnesota notes that … Continue reading
Reagan and Bush Sr. Debate Immigration
Alex Knapp writes: I’m not sure what astounds me more. The compassion and pragmatism in Reagan and Bush’s positions on illegal immigration, or the fact that they’re not speaking in talking points. Conor Friedersdorf writes: Of course, the fact that … Continue reading
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