May 14, 2012
Red Scarves and Status
In “Political Liberty: Who Needs it?”, I wrote: Imagine that in our culture, or in the human race in general, we tended to associate being given a red scarf by…
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May 14, 2012
Rand Paul, Asshole and Moral Pervert
Evidence here. U.S. Sen. Rand Paul remarked on President Obama‘s decision to publicly support same-sex marriage by saying, “Call me cynical, but I wasn’t sure his views on marriage could get any gayer.”…
May 14, 2012
From Graduate School to Public Assistance
This story at the Chronicle of Higher Education caught my eye. “I am not a welfare queen,” says Melissa Bruninga-Matteau. That’s how she feels compelled to start a conversation about…
May 11, 2012
Smith-Amash NDAA Amendment
Given that we have the government we do, does anyone think we shouldn’t support the Smith-Amash NDAA Amendment? So far as I can tell, we should be thrilled and grateful…
May 11, 2012
Gender Rights
In the wake of North Carolina’s awfulness, I thought I’d share some happy LGBT news. On Wednesday Argentina passed a law that protects citizens’ rights of gender self-determination. From the…