Now I, the Amazing gratnak, following in the trail blazed by the Amazing Karnak, will peer into the future to divine the appropriate response from folks objecting to this parody ad: “Why is the same-sex couple female, and not male?! It’s an outrage, it is! Now watch as I flounce off to the Bill O’Reilly [...]

“There is no neat, simple, and linear model of feminist progression.” I think this is a terrific statement, and would only add that before concluding that one’s interlocutor (first definition) is some kind of anti-feminist pig, please, please, please presume that we are all proceeding in good faith until you have evidence to the contrary. [...]

This might be a little wordy: Speaker Pelosi, I noticed that in the discussion over tax rates last year and the possibility of asking the well off to contribute a little more to the society that has enriched them, there was a lot of alarm expressed about “uncertainty” and how job creators needed assurances that [...]

Can someone help me understand this situation? I find it almost inescapable to conclude from the facts on the ground that Rihanna is making a colossal mistake, one that could cost her her looks, her voice, perhaps even her life. This despite having the financial wherewithal to stay away from this man (and keep him [...]