Great post..

I think that gender norms and out-dated ideas of masculinity are definitely part of the problem with gun culture and violence in the US.

It’s worth noting that the shooter’s mother was the gun-enabler, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/17/nancy-lanza-firearms-purchases_n_2318599.html

For the Newton shooting, I don’t think the masculinity dynamic is so clear cut.

Great post.

I really liked Amanda Marcotte’s piece.

I think that “decadence” was Douthat’s Aikin moment.

She called him out on that: “Douthat is clearly irritated at his countrymen and especially his countrywomen for their persnickety desire to enjoy life rather than see it as a dutiful trudge to the grave.”

Great introduction.

I would like to see more discussion in feminist spaces about what a better future would look like, in the vein of the “utopian imagination” comment.

Signed the petition. It’s pretty easy. They just ask for a name, zip code and email.

Great article.

Awesome. This is pretty well done.

I agree that the artist/be creative thing is missing.

I agree. It’s sad that this was posted on CNN.

Typo, I meant Sarah Palin.

Also, it’s noteworthy that Sara Palin just made the racist comment, “shuck and jive.” I seriously doubt that she just happened to use that phrase of her own volition.

Palin’s comment and this thing by Trump could be part of a planned last minute effort to put some racist dog whistling out there.

Colbert is the exactly the right person to respond to Trump.

It’s because Trump is further degrading news coverage by injecting a non-reality based narrative, that he himself writes the script for.

Great video.

Great post.

It’s unfortunate that Romney uses word play to hide what his true positions on reproductive rights are.

Great post!