It came to general public notice quite some time ago that the revered civil rights leader of the mid-20th Century, Martin Luther King, had many flaws as a person. He was a womanizer who was serially unfaithful to his wife. … Continue reading →
By now you’re probably read about the the dismissal of Ronald Sullivan and his wife from their posts at Harvard College’s Winthrop House: The story begins last January when the African American Law School Professor Ronald Sullivan joined Harvey Weinstein’s … Continue reading →
Another terrible school shooting in Colorado ended yesterday with a toll of one student dead and eight students wounded. This particular shooting was one of a subtype in which there were two perpetrators (I don’t know yet whether it fits … Continue reading →
Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg has been accused of sexual assault. Is the accusation true? I have zero idea. But those who consider all such claims true must consider this one to be true. I’m not someone who considers all such … Continue reading →
The consequences of the sexual revolution (remember that?) crossed with #MeToo can be rather ironic: Handshakes could be banned under new workplace rules to avoid expensive sexual harassment claims, an expert has said. Kate Palmer, an associate director of advisory … Continue reading →
This is a terrible, sickening story: Dozens of protesters gathered in Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka on Friday to demand justice for an 18-year-old woman who died after being set on fire for refusing to drop sexual harassment charges against her … Continue reading →
Well, not exactly, but perhaps ultimately, because this is where the Democrats stand at this point: Every single Democrat in the House of Representatives — with the exception of 1 — has decided to do away with that old “We’re … Continue reading →
Okay, I admit it. I must be a bad bad person, because I find this Trump tweet very funny: WELCOME BACK JOE! pic.twitter.com/b2NbBSX3sx — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 4, 2019 And yet I’m not supposed to find it funny. … Continue reading →
So now it’s been decreed by someone or other on the left that it’s time for the person who’s already been known for years on the right as “Creepy Uncle Joe” Biden to be accused of inappropriate touching: Amy Lappos, … Continue reading →
I’ve written about the great poet Yeats before, and in this post I dealt at length with his attitude towards aging and sexuality. In it, I mentioned that he had a lifelong love for and fascination—you might say “obsession”—with the … Continue reading →
What’s more, I don’t think I’ve ever personally known anyone who does. Unlike this professor, who seems to think too many people (that is, too many women in particular) say “sorry” far too often. And she’s definitely not talking about … Continue reading →
In this recent thread, there was an interesting discussion regarding popular music about finding your soulmate (or thinking you’ve found your soulmate). But no one mentioned the song that immediately came to my mind: “I’ll Know” from “Guys and Dolls.” … Continue reading →