Women are running for office in record numbers in 2012. Claire Dunphy just announced for city council in her suburban Los Angeles enclave. Leslie Knope is running for mayor in Pawnee, Indiana, and she already has a web site to prove it. Sue Sylvester’s Ohio congressional run is well under way. And Diane Lockhart is [...]
I Would Have Been “Pro-ana”: Why Teens Need Alternatives to Websites that Promote Eating Disorders
If the big, bad interwebs had been a thing when my middle school calorie counting was veering into full-blown eating disorder territory, I would almost certainly have found myself in the pro-ana and pro-mia universe, a vast network of websites dedicated to promoting anorexia and bulimia as lifestyle choices. I would have been the perfect [...]
The Truth About Mormons and Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney is the front runner for the Republican nomination for president in the 2012 elections, by many accounts. That is, if some Christian pastors don’t convince their congregations that it’s unacceptable to vote for a Mormon and persist in perpetuating fictions about the Mormon faith. I, personally, know quite a bit about the Mormon [...]
On Fetal Personhood
There is a new front in the assault on women’s right of self-determination. That sounds over-dramatic to say. I wish it was. But in fact there is a movement at work in this country to put women’s rights to make medical choices for themselves, specifically during pregnancy, in severe jeopardy. It’s disguised as yet another [...]
Can Newt Gingrich Win If He Is Not “Nice?”
A lot has been made of Newt Gingrich being third in the GOP polls. And one of the biggest things people are saying is “Newt Gingrich? But he is SO MEAN.” But what do we want in our president? Does the leader of the free world have to be nice? When I think of characteristics [...]
Memo to Men: There ARE Women Leaders
Once again, I wanted to gouge my eyes after reading an article pointing out the lack of women leaders. This one appeared in Forbes and was titled, “Why Most Women Will Never Become CEO.” I chuckled upon reading the article, because really, the writer — a man! — tried to compliment us in this story. [...]
Herman Cain and His Ever-Changing Sexual Harassment Story
If you’ve been tuned into the 2012 presidential campaign, you probably know a lot about Herman Cain, the former Godfather’s Pizza guy who has this 9-9-9 plan for taxes and fixing the economy. No one, probably least of all Cain, thought he would gain the kind of traction he currently has as the potential GOP [...]
Life for Military Families After 10 Years at War
Two weeks ago, we passed a milestone. It has now been ten years since the war in Afghanistan started. It’s been a momentous ten years — years of multiple deployments, sleepless nights, life- altering experiences that have shaped the new generation of military families. We have seen our divorce rates climb, we have watched our [...]
On Food That Doesn’t Kill
We had frost warnings here overnight. Spring was fashionably late, arriving a full month after we are accustomed to ushering her in. Winter is trying to show up early by the same margin. This should be illegal in an area that only gets a few short months of warm weather to begin with. I broke [...]
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