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“A Dehumanizing Stew Of Self-Pity”: Concerning PUAs And Their Twisted Legacy
Was alleged Isla Vista mass murderer Elliot Rodger “driven” to commit his monstrous crimes by the narcissistic and misogynist ideology of sexual grievance he so obviously embraced? I don’t know. But...
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“The Right’s Cynical Wordplay”: ‘Women’s Safety’ Means Absolutely Nothing...
The most direct consequence of Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling striking down Massachusetts’ buffer zone law is that the people working and accessing care at abortion clinics will be less safe....
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“The NFL Is Full Of Ray Rices”: So Much For Zero Tolerance
After the first video of Ray Rice dragging his unconscious fiancée out of an elevator surfaced in July, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him for a mere two games. An apparent knockout punch was...
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“The NFL’s Twisted Sense Of Justice”: The Priorities Are Wildly Out Of...
Where would NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell have gotten the idea that a two-game suspension was an appropriate sanction against a player who beat up his fiancée? Maybe from the example set by...
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“When Does Fox News Apologize?”: After Years Of On-Air Idiocy, Why Walk Back...
Nearly two years ago, Fox News luminary Shepard Smith delivered a memorable apology. On a slow-news afternoon in September 2012, Smith’s afternoon program followed a protracted car-chase in the Arizona...
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“Stony Silence”: On Bill Cosby, Hard To Keep The Faith
A few weeks ago, I spent a delightful afternoon and evening with Bill Cosby. I was the emcee of a gala for historically black Claflin University, which is in my home town of Orangeburg, S.C.; Cosby was...
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“It’s Difficult Not To Think About Loss”: Face It; Thanksgiving Is Depressing...
This Thanksgiving, it’s difficult not to think about loss. For a lot of people, this time of year brings more sadness than cheer – thinking about the kinds of relationships you wish you could have with...
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“Shouldn’t Be The Victim’s Responsibility”: If Tech Companies Wanted To End...
If someone posted a death threat to your Facebook page, you’d likely be afraid. If the person posting was your husband – a man you had a restraining order against, a man who wrote that he was “not...
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“Unworthy Of Attention”: Why Is No One Talking About The NYPD Shooter’s Other...
New York City’s police commissioner is laying blame for the Saturday shooting of two of the city’s police officers at the feet of protesters participating in #BlackLivesMatter actions. Patrick Lynch,...
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“Lax Gun Laws”: Gun Proliferation Fuels Homicide Rates In The Americas
Poor and middle-income nations of Latin America and the Caribbean are the most homicide-prone countries in the world, according to an analysis of a new United Nations report on violence. And because of...
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“No More Immunity From Punishment”: At Last, Violence Against Women Act Lets...
Two years after Congress reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act, Native American tribes can finally take advantage of one of the law’s most significant updates: a provision that allows tribal...
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“Cop Used Whiteness As His Weapon To Rape Black Women”: He Thought His Badge...
“Is this the first time you sucked a white cock?” Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw asked as he bent over his victim. “You’re gonna have to give me head or ass or go to jail.” Holtzclaw was...
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“Donald Trump Is Dangerous To Women”: In His Vision Of America, Women Have No...
There is perhaps no one in recent American political history who has outdone expectations as drastically as Donald Trump. I do not mean this as a compliment. What I mean is that even as we have come to...
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