Most of you reading this know of Nikki Haley’s answer at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire where she failed to mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War, and then seemed perplexed when pressed on the point. If you missed it: She’s taken a lot of heat, with good cause. I suggested on Facebook that she needs to take one of those … Continue reading The Part Nikki Haley Got Right in Her Civil War Gaffe
An article in yesterday’s New York Times got me thinking. It described the latest round of something we see constantly these days: speakers (usually conservative) being shouted down or denied a platform altogether by (usually “progressive”) students or activists. The right does this too, though in their case it’s often more institutionalized than ad hoc. Examples include the expulsion this week of two Tennessee state representatives or … Continue reading Society Needs a Collective ‘Time Out’
A new Texas law took effect [Wednesday, September 1], a brute-force frontal attack against women by depriving them any reasonable exercise of their right to abortion. The law bans all abortions at 6 weeks following a woman’s last menstrual period, not the point of conception. In practical terms the prohibition can take effect in even less than six weeks of a pregnancy. The law also … Continue reading On the Texas Attack Against Women & Abortion Rights
There are two aspects to the transgender debate that trouble me most. First is the all-too-frequent rejection of transgender people’s lives and experiences. Their very lives are discounted as unscientific and delusion. The counterpart in my world are those who insist I’m gay because I choose to be, like choosing tea instead of coffee. I can’t imagine transgender people would put themselves through all the … Continue reading The Conundrum: Trans Rights vs Women’s Rights
