Daily Archive: July 12, 2013

/// July 12, 2013

Think of the Children. Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Children.

Liberals have long thought Ronald Reagan and the GOP of that era as made up of nothing but selfish jerks. I don’t think that ever was the case- Reagan in many ways offered a conservative version of the common good; that Republicans were more than just people serving interests, but working together as part of a greater whole.

That drive and belief of being your brother’s keeper seems to be absent from today’s GOP.

Dennis Sanders

/// July 12, 2013

Social Conservatives: The Republican Party’s Dilemma

One of the readers that I most enjoy reading is the French writer Pascal Emmanuel Gobry. He is able to give a view of American politics from a very different standpoint than most of...

Kazzy

/// July 12, 2013

Kazzy Questions #1

Esteemed commenter Kolohe asks: “Will a woman attempt a field goal or an extra point in a regular season game in the NFL sometime within the next 50 years?” So, basically, he’s asking if...

Nob Akimoto

/// July 12, 2013

Learning to Crawl…

Hey all, there’s been some questions about where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to. I’m alive (so far!) and basically sorting through some mental health issues. Likely as not I’ll make it...

Kyle Cupp

/// July 12, 2013

The End of Absolute Sexual Morality

My friend Darwin observes: When trying to make-nice to conservatives, proponents of “same sex marriage” tend to emphasize it as a way of enshrining commitment and sexual morality. However, while this tends to suggest...

Conor P. Williams

/// July 12, 2013

Equality Can Be a Problem

Last week I wrote in the Daily Beast about the flack I catch when I take care of my kids. I’d been thinking about writing an article along those lines for years, but always...

Jonathan McLeod

/// July 12, 2013

Canadians, Men’s Rights and our Problems with Rape

Canadians are horrible people, apparently. A recent Angus Reid poll commissioned by the Canadian Women’s Foundation discovered some rather disturbing views of a greater-than-negligible percentage of the population. Asked if a woman can provoke...

Jonathan McLeod

/// July 12, 2013

Twitchy-Eyed, Machete-Wielding Savages can’t catch a break

Remember when National Post‘s Chris Selley made a joke in defense of Edmonton that their mayor just couldn’t understand? Well, now it’s Maclean’s Colby Cosh… except he’s actually making fun of Edmonton, and her mayor: A fine-dining...