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Ford, Coors Light and Other Brands Retreat From a Gay-Rights Index
This is long overdue.
Teachers Are Burning Out on the Job
I’d be burned out too.
Why Philadelphia Is Bucking a Nationwide Surge in Evictions
Another way to find a win-win?
Oregon Health Authority fails to show results after spending millions, audit finds
OHA doing OHA things.
Much-attacked final Title IX rule goes into effect while still blocked in 26 states
The smiley face gutting of Title IX.
Southwest Airlines Is Getting Rid of Open Seating on Flights
Give me an assigned seat, please.
Ban the Box revisited
It doesn’t really help or hurt.
Biden and Trump trade insults, accusations of lying in acrimonious presidential debate
How does the leftwing cover the Biden-Trump debate?
Firing of Oregon Health Authority diversity chief sparks backlash
So many things going on here.
The March of Dimes Syndrome
I’ve thought this for awhile, but I didn’t know it had a name.
Essays
Sex and the City: The Movie
Warning: Spoilers, to the extent a movie of this nature can be spoiled, follow Opening voice-over: "Year after year 20-something women come to New York City in search of the two Ls: Labels and love." If this is true, it's a horrible indictment of a generation. "Twenty years ago, I was one of them." Oh. I'm wrong then. It's a horrible indictment of American culture. Nice opening montage, but that is not a "hot dress." You look like a fool. Seriously? I would say that you...
This is How I Roll
HistoryAfter a variety of health woes, my parents downsized from two vehicles to their one Honda Accord in 2006. They generously offered us their high mileage 1991 Honda Civic and, as I recall, we somewhat hesitantly accepted. Erin and I figured we'd drive it for a year, buy a new car to replace it, and all would be fuzzy bunnies and rainbows. Well, I think the reliability of the Honda, especially after the nightmare that was the Mazda 626, plus the lack of a monthly car...
Against War (again)
Consider me opposed to the United States' latest military endeavors in Libya. As I'm already on record against our invasion of Iraq and have long thought our lingering stay in Afghanistan pointless at best, this should surprise no one. The establishment of a no-fly zone in Libya lacks proper justification, has no satisfactory exit strategy, is an unaffordable waste of money, and won't achieve our presumptive goal of advancing democracy. As noble as our intentions might be,...
Perspective
In 1995 I traveled across America via Amtrak, whose dismal on time track record and other failings led critics to call for their shutdown and to brand them (thanks to their logo) "the pointless arrow." Not one of my trips on Amtrak was less than two hours late, so I knew exactly where those critics were coming from, though I quite liked train travel generally. One particularly outrageous delay, though I might add not the longest, afforded me a valuable life lesson. Helpful,...