Dean Esmay has flung out a challenge to the female blogosphere, and I thought I’d take him up on it. In this post, he points out that the practice of female genital mutilation (known also as “female circumcision”) is neither … Continue reading →
Dean Esmay wrote a short post with the following statement that caught my eye: …I still note with some mild annoyance that apparently it’s okay to loudly proclaim for “a woman’s right to choose,” and evil and wicked and oppressive … Continue reading →
In a public park in the small town of Meerut in northern India (named, ironically enough, after Gandhi, famous advocate of nonviolence) the police went on a rampage against–of all things–necking couples, for what in my youth used to call … Continue reading →
A few years ago I saw the last few minutes of a TV documentary. Those moments made a deep impression on me, although I saw so little of it I didn’t really even know who or what it was about, … Continue reading →
When I read the first paragraph or two of this article (via Norm Geras), I thought perhaps it was from the Onion. The King of Swaziland, banning sex thoughout the realm? A ceremony of dancing girls, burning the tassels that … Continue reading →
Never wish for the impossible, and you, too, might make it to anniversary number #82. Other tips? Marry young. And don’t forget the legs.
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