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Women Should Not Have This Fear
As a man, sometimes I forget how tough it is to be a woman. Seriously, no joke here. Stop Street Harassment, a blog for women about the constant harassment they face on America’s streets, blogs about a Delaware woman who was followed by a man in a pickup who was subsequently arrested. Men, think about […]
Quote of the Day
We [representatives of Pakistan and the United States] did talk about drones, and let me be very frank: there is a gap between us. The bottom line is the question of trust. – Shah Mehmood Qureshi Foreign Minister of Pakistan
Wednesday’s Open Thread
Yesterday, we had our first successful open thread with some good discussion and links from our readers. Well done, people, well done. For a starting point, some posts yesterday that you might have missed are that a Republican actually stood up to Rush Limbaugh, Kris Kristofferson is kind of cool and Vermont legalizes it (gay […]
Poll: Do you and your spouse pool finances or keep them separate?
And if you don’t have a significant other, what would you want to do? Discuss.
Tuesday’s Open Thread
For those of you who are unfamiliar what an open thread is, it is a post open to all our visitors as a place to let everyone what’s on your mind — what articles you’ve been reading, what thoughts your having about subjects we haven’t covered, etc. To help you out, some things you may […]
Colbert on Beck
The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The 10.31 Project comedycentral.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor NASA Name Contest
Quote of the Day
The Republican Party has backed itself into a regional, ideological and demographic corner — the one marked “rural, conservative, white.” The party is out of step with the nation it aspires to lead, and until room is made for those with a range of views — and those with different racial and ethnic backgrounds — […]
Poll: Whose Your Favourite Beatle?
Along with the poll on the top left hand page of this blog, we’ll publish a post for those of you who wish to discuss. So, discuss amongst yourselves.
Quote of the Day II
President Obama steps up to the plate in Turkey and hits a double (continuing a thin baseball meme). So let me say this as clearly as I can: The United States is not, and will never be, at war with Islam. – President Barack Obama We will convey our deep appreciation for the Islamic faith, […]
Quote of the Day
You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you’re a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen. – Joe DiMaggio
Quote of the Day II
Backstory: Iowa goes gay. We have a constitutional duty to ensure equal protection of the law. If gay and lesbian people must submit to different treatment without an exceedingly persuasive justification, they are deprived of the benefits of the principle of equal protection upon which the rule of law is founded. – Supreme Court of […]
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