Republicans may be floundering at the national level, but here in North Carolina the party is alive and well and intent on imposing its radical right agenda over considerable opposition. But can they retain their control over the state?
In a rather bizarre and patronizing move, North Carolina governor Pat McCrory emerged from the governor’s mansion Tuesday night and personally offered a group of demonstrators from Planned Parenthood a plate of cookies.
Michelle and The Russian take on the task of fostering orphaned kittens and fall victim to extreme cuteness, twice.
Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack, in everything That’s how the light gets in. That’s how the light gets in. (The video below...
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Higher Education in the 21st Century. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the...
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Higher Education in the 21st Century. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the...
Thank you Mark Sanford for returning to politics. We surely need the laughs. You’ve got to love his explanation as to why he entered his ex-wife’s house without permission in violation of their divorce...
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Higher Education in the 21st Century. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the...
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Higher Education in the 21st Century. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the...
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on Higher Education in the 21st Century. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in...
Monday April 8th marks the start of the latest League Symposium: College Education in the 21st Century. Consider this a last call for submissions. As usual, we’ve opted to keep the topic broad making...
Over at The Dish, Andrew Sullivan’s readers have been discussing an article by Jill Filipovic on the traditions surrounding marital name change.* One might think that, after a few decades of feminism, more women...
My husband, The Russian, spent the first 28 years of his life in the former Leningrad, whereas I came of age mostly in Southern California. As you might imagine, this divergence makes for some...
The critically acclaimed police drama Southland returned to TNT for a fifth season a few weeks ago. Set in Los Angeles, the program centers on the work and personal lives of several police officers...
The League will be hosting a symposium on College Education in the 21st Century beginning Monday, April 8th. This is the first call for guest submissions. In keeping with League tradition, we’ve opted to...
First off, I’d like to thank Tod Kelly and Erik Kain for inviting me to join this esteemed group of bloggers. I’m beyond thrilled to be here. As the price of admission, they’ve asked...
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