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@Ron: What do you think Trump did in his first term that was unique or made a positive impact on…
During his first term Trump walked into the White House with no experience in government, so he selected a lot…
To give a specific example: When I first moved to Oregon, the state had a rule against government organizations replacing…
Eliminating unnecessary jobs to focus on the actual core functions of the Federal government is the epitome of increasing efficiency.…
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Category Archives: Anti-Contraceptives/EC zaniness
Do They Really Believe Abortion Is Murder?
WARNING: Some supporting links go to pro-life websites, which commonly feature really gross images of alleged aborted fetuses. [This post was originally published in 2006, but there seems to be an error and the original post can’t be accessed anymore. … Continue reading
Worst Bush Moments: #16, The Conscience Exception Rule
We forget, because it happened in the pre-9/11 world, but one of George W. Bush’s earliest controversies was his decision to block federal funding of stem cell research in all but a few cases. It was a bouquet to the … Continue reading
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The Pill Makes You Smell Bad
So MSNBC is currently running the following, terrifying headline: The Pill makes women pick bad mates Oh dear. What do they mean? Does The Pill cause women to seek out narcissistic jerks? Emotional wrecks? Abusers? Fans of Two and a … Continue reading
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The Male Pill
Jesse Taylor completely destroys the idea that men won’t take a male version of the pill: Dude. In the past fifteen years, I’m now intimately familiar with marketed treatments and cures for diseases that I’m pretty sure didn’t exist before … Continue reading
Bush Appoints Anti-Contraception Advocate To Run Title X
From Reverand Debra at Sexuality And Religion: Yesterday, I blogged about the Catholic Bishops telling their married congregants not to use birth control. Seems like the nation’s family planning program could be headed in that direction as well. The Bush … Continue reading
The Bible says that God is the only opener and closer of the womb.
Both Newsweek and The Nation have both posted articles about the “Quiverfull” movement – the extremist anti-birth-control movement among right-wing Protestants. (The title of this post is a quote from a leader of the movement, quoted in the Newsweek article). … Continue reading
I Still Want My Period
(Warning: This post is really long. Primarily because it took me about 3-4 weeks to write and research.) Well, It seems like menstruation has been the hot topic on feminist blogs for the past few months, and I wanted to … Continue reading
Do they really believe that abortion is murder?
I really like to assume the best of everyone, even people I disagree with. And I try hard to take what opponents say, at their word. But sometimes it’s hard.. A lot of people who favor forced childbirth for pregnant … Continue reading
Heads-Up: Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch Warning.
Recently there was a conversation on the safety of contraception for women, and whether or not it was ever fatal and how. Continue reading
What Other People Are Saying
By the way, if you have a link you’d like other “Alas” readers to see, or just something you’d like to say that isn’t on-topic in one of the other threads, please feel free to post it in these “link … Continue reading
the people he picks to work in his administration are supposed to support that effort as long as they don’t…