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Yeah, the utter obsession with trans people by the Right -- I'm not sure what it means, but it's pretty…
My eyes were not very focused so I initially mistook the dog in panel 4 for a spider due to…
Saurs - I love that panel! But credit goes 100% to Becky Hawkins, who drew this - my script didn't…
Manalive, the sock panel is one of the funniest, canniest visuals I've seen here. The little motorboat feet and the…
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Monthly Archives: November 2009
I don't believe in "natural rights"
I don’t believe in “natural” rights. Rights are a human institution; those rights that aren’t institutionalized by humans don’t exist. The only rights I, or any of us, have, are the rights that are recognized by the society in which … Continue reading
Posted in Whatever
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Race, Psychology, and Family Dynamics
Someday someone will explain to me this fascination America has with the idea that Michelle Obama has white relatives like it’s remotely unusual for a descendant of slaves in America. I notice with all the talk of “So and so was impregnated by X slaveowner” and the rush to interview the white relatives so they […]
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Richard Jeffrey Newman on The Power of Poetry
I need to do a little self-promotion. This past Saturday, my colleague and friend Marcia McNair interviewed me about my book The Silence Of Men on her BlogTalk Radio show, The Power of Poetry. I hope you’ll give a listen. … Continue reading
Posted in Whatever
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Twenty Years Ago Today
The Cold War was a fact of life. My parents had grown up during it; I had grown up during it. And I had little doubt my children would grow up during it. From before my parents were born, the … Continue reading
Posted in International issues
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Open Thread and Link Farm, $47221.09 Dinner Edition
Post what you like, when you like, about what you like, with whatever links (including self-links) you like, for whatever purpose you like, wearing whatever underwear you like, eating whatever food you like, and liking what you like because you … Continue reading
Posted in Link farms
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Who Is a Jew? Court Ruling in Britain Raises Question – from The New York Times
The Supreme Court in England is set to rule by the end of this year on a case involving a question that has vexed Jewish communities throughout the world for centuries: Who is a Jew? The case began because a … Continue reading
Posted in Jews and Judaism
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Linkspam on the Weekend: Posts rattling around in my head edition.
Does teen literature exaggerate the mean girl phenomena too much?
Neesha Meminger: “This is a question I’ve often pondered myself. I think my main concern with the “mean girls” phenomenon is that they focus on inter-personal dynamics without also looking at the larger, social,
economic, and political constructs within which we all function. In the case […]
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Linkspam on the Weekend: Posts rattling around in my head edition.
Posted in Site and Admin Stuff, Syndicated feeds
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All due kudos to Becky!